Prevention Of Cervical Cancer

You can reduce your risk of cervical cancer if:

Use a condom every time you have sex, reduce the risk of HPV

Delay first intercourse

Having fewer sexual partners

Avoid smoking

Get vaccinated against HPV

Vaccination against HPV

Vaccines can protect against the most dangerous types of HPV - the virus that plays a role in causing most cervical cancers. Vaccination is available for girls aged 9-12, as well as girls and women aged 13-26, if you have not already received the vaccine. The vaccine is most effective if given before girls become sexually active.

Despite hopes that the vaccine prevents cervical cancer more, you can not prevent infection with every virus that causes cervical cancer. Routine Pap tests for cervical cancer remain high.

The routine Pap tests

Routine Pap tests can detect cancer in the conditions of the cervix so that they can follow to prevent or treat cervical cancer. Work with your doctor to better determine the Pap test schedule. Most organizations suggest women start a routine Pap test at age 21 and are tested every 1-3 years.

If you are at high risk of cervical cancer, Pap tests will be needed more often. If you have had a hysterectomy, talk with your doctor whether to continue the Pap test. If the hysterectomy was performed for a noncancerous condition such as fibroids, may be able to end the routine Pap tests, but not to pelvic exams. If the hysterectomy was carried out in a precancerous or cancerous condition, your vaginal canal still needs to be checked for abnormal changes.

Treatment Of Servical Cancer

Cervical cancer treatment depends on several factors such as stage of cancer, the health problems you may have and their preferences regarding treatment. Treatment options may include:

Surgery. Surgery to remove the uterus (hysterectomy) is usually used to treat early stages of cervical cancer. A simple hysterectomy involves the removal of the cancer, cervix and uterus. A simple hysterectomy is usually an option only when the cancer is very early - the invasion is less than 3 millimeters (mm) in the neck. Radical hysterectomy - removal of the cervix, vagina and lymph nodes in the region - is the standard surgical treatment when there is invasion of more than 3 mm in the neck.

Hysterectomy can cure early stage cervical cancer and prevent cancer from returning, but the removal of the uterus, it is impossible to become pregnant.

Radiation protection. Radiation therapy uses high-powered energy to kill cancer cells. Radiation therapy can be administered externally via external or internal radiation therapy (brachytherapy) by placing the device filled with radioactive material near your cervix. Radiotherapy is as effective as surgery for cervical cancer at an early stage. For women with more advanced cervical cancer, radiation therapy combined with chemotherapy is considered the most effective treatment.

Both methods can be combined with radiotherapy. Radiation therapy may be used alone, chemotherapy before surgery to shrink the tumor or after surgery to kill any remaining cancer cells. Premenopausal women may stop menstruating because of radiotherapy and the onset of menopause.

Chemotherapy. Chemotherapy uses drugs to kill cancer cells. Chemotherapy drugs can be used alone or in combination, is usually injected into a vein and travels through your body quickly kill growing cells, including cancer cells. Low doses of chemotherapy are often combined with radiation therapy because chemotherapy can improve the effects of radiation. Higher doses of chemotherapy used for advanced control of cervical cancer that can not be cured. Some chemotherapy drugs can cause infertility and early menopause in premenopausal women.

Symptoms Of Cervical Cancer

You can not experience the symptoms of cervical cancer - early cervical cancer generally produces no signs or symptoms. As cancer progresses, the following signs and symptoms of advanced cancer of the cervix may be displayed:

Vaginal bleeding after intercourse, between periods or after menopause

Watery, bloody discharge vaginal odor can be heavy and

Pelvic pain or pain during intercourse

Causes Of Cervical Cancer

In the last ten years, doctors have found that most cases of this cancer are caused by some types of HPV, the human papilloma virus. This virus, or germ, may be passed along during sex. What increases your chances of getting HPV? The following are what health care providers call "risk factors" for cervical cancer:

    Having sex (intercourse) as a teenager
    Having AIDS or a problem with your immune system
    Having many sex partners
    Having sex and not using condoms
    Smoking cigarettes

Cervical Cancer Overview

Cervical cancer is cancer that occurs in cervical cell changes - at the bottom of the uterus that connects to the vagina. Several strains of human papillomavirus (HPV), sexually transmitted infections, have a role in causing most cases of cervical cancer.

When exposure to HPV, a woman's immune system usually prevents the virus to cause harm. In a small group of women, however, the virus survives for years, contributing to the process that causes some cells of surfactants