Cervical Cancer Diagnosis and Symptoms

Rahim is an important part of the female reproductive system. One of the diseases that can affect this organ is a cancer of the uterus. This type of cancer is also often called endometrial cancer because it generally appears to attack the cells that form the wall of the uterus or endometrium medical term.This cancer can also attack the muscles around the uterus to form a uterine sarcoma. But the type of disease is very rare.

 

Symptoms of ovarian cancer are commonly experienced by patients with vaginal bleeding. While not all abnormal bleeding caused by cervical cancer, but you still need to be vigilant and should see a doctor. Especially if you are:

• Already menopause, but still bleeding.
• Not to menopause, but bleeding outside the menstrual cycle.

Cervical Cancer Patients in Indonesia
Cervical cancer ranks sixth in the list of the world's most common cancer in women. The disease is estimated to strike about 320,000 women in 2012.

In Indonesia, cervical cancer is not included into the top ten of cancer that strikes women. In 2002, there were about 17,500 countless women in Indonesia who had ovarian cancer.

Factors Triggers Cervical Cancer
The cause of uterine cancer is not known with certainty. But the main factor that can increase the risk of uterine cancer is a hormonal imbalance of the body, particularly estrogen. High levels of estrogen may increase a person's risk for developing cervical cancer.

Some other factors that may cause hormonal imbalance are:

• Menopause is too late.
• Hormone replacement therapy.
• The use of long-term tamoxifen.

Because the cause is not yet known, preventive measures for cervical cancer certainly does not exist. However, measures to reduce the risk remains there. For example:

• Maintain a healthy weight.
• Increase the consumption of soy.
• Long-term use of certain types of contraception, such as birth control pills combined.

Treatment For Cervical Cancer
The options in the treatment of ovarian cancer is very dependent on the stage of development of the disease and the patient's health status. But the steps are generally recommended is surgical removal of the uterus, hysterectomy or medical terms.

Measures taken to eliminate cancer cells and prevent its spread is also possible you will live. These measures include radiotherapy, chemotherapy and hormone therapy.

Diagnosis of Cervical Cancer
Cervical cancer may not necessarily be the cause of all abnormal bleeding in the organs of the vagina, but you are encouraged to stick to the doctor to be diagnosed with certainty. Two steps are undertaken to ensure the presence of cervical cancer, namely:

• Transvaginal ultrasound tests. This type of ultrasound is used to examine changes in the thickness of the wall of the uterus that may be caused by the presence of cancer cells.
• Biopsy tests. This step is applied by taking and examining samples of cells from the uterine wall to be seen under a microscope. There are three ways to do a biopsy, namely by fine needle aspiration, hitereskopi, and curettage.

If a positive diagnosis of ovarian cancer, the doctor will examine developmental stages (stage) of the cancer. Tests that are commonly recommended is the chest X-rays, MRI scans, CT scans, and blood tests complete.

Stages in cervical cancer include:

• Stage 1 - cancer is found only in the uterus.
• Stage 2 - the cancer has spread to the cervix or cervical cancer.
• Stage 3 - the cancer has spread beyond the uterus and invade the tissues around the pelvis or stain lymph.
• Stage 4 - the cancer has spread to the abdominal tissue or other organs such as the bladder, colon, liver, or lungs.

Symptoms of Cervical Cancer
The most common symptom occurring in cervical cancer is vaginal bleeding. It is estimated that approximately 9 out of 10 patients with ovarian cancer experienced this indication.

Although not all abnormal bleeding caused by cervical cancer, but you still need to have warning and should see a doctor if this occurs.

The symptoms that you can be alert early on, among others, the vaginal bleeding that occurs outside of the menstrual cycle or even after menopause. The pain that arises also need to be considered, such as pain in the pelvis or when you have sex. Physically, you can recognize the symptoms that come up with a lump in the lower abdomen or unexplained continue to lose weight.

The women who experience the symptoms above should immediately see a doctor to determine whether it is caused by cervical cancer or not. But whatever the cause, diagnosis and treatment needs to be done as soon as possible.

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