Cervical Cancer

Cervical Cancer - What is cervical cancer? Cancer is not here loh .. Dry Bags Cervical cancer is generally known as cervical cancer, type of disease is experienced by many women (woman). Currently, cervical cancer became the number two cause of death among women in the world after coronary heart disease. However, within a year ahead predict cervical cancer will become the number one cause of death among women, if not done early detection and treatment efforts. Yach .. scary!

In developing countries such as Indonesia, the disease Cervical cancer is the leading cause of death. In the world, every two minutes a woman dies from cervical cancer. So, no more looking at the threat of this disease in one eye. Beware!

Here are 13 things you must know about cervical cancer are:


1. What is cervical cancer? - Cervical cancer or cervical cancer is a type of cancer that occurs in the cervical region. Namely, the womb, which is located at the bottom, which opens to the vagina. Starting from the cervix, if it has entered the advanced stages, this cancer can spread to other organs throughout the body.

2. How dangerous is it? - World Health Organization (WHO) states, the current cervical cancer is ranked top among the various types of cancer that causes death in women in the world. In Indonesia, every year more than 15,000 detected cases of cervical cancer, and approximately 8000 cases of which ended with the death. According to WHO, Indonesia is a country with a number of patients with cervical cancer is highest in the world. Why be so dangerous? Because cervical cancer appeared as enemies in a blanket. It is difficult to detect until the disease has reached an advanced stage.

3. What causes it? - Cervical cancer is caused by HPV (Human Papilloma Virus). This virus has more than 100 types, where most of them are harmless and will disappear by itself. HPV virus types that cause cervical cancer and the most fatal consequence is the HPV virus types 16 and 18. However, other than caused by the HPV virus, abnormal cells on the cervix can also grow due to radiation exposure or contamination of chemicals that occur in the long term.

4. How it is transmitted? - Transmission of HPV virus can occur through sexual relations, especially those with multiple sexual partners. Virus transmission can occur either by transmission through the genital organs to the genital organs, oral to genital or genital to manually. Therefore, the use of condoms during intercourse is not very influential prevent transmission of HPV virus. For, not only transmitted through the fluid, the virus can move through the touch of skin.

5. What are the symptoms? - In the early stages, this disease does not cause symptoms are easily observed. That's why, you who are already sexually active is highly recommended to perform a pap smear test every two years. Physical symptoms of the disease is generally only felt by people with advanced cancer. Namely, the emergence of pain and bleeding during intercourse (contact bleeding), excessive vaginal discharge and abnormal bleeding outside of the menstrual cycle, and the drastic weight loss. If the cancer has spread to the pelvis, the patient will suffer from back pain complaints, obstacles in urination, and kidney enlargement.

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