Know the symptoms of cervical cancer and how to prevent it

The women in the whole world would want to live happily and well. Women certainly do not want to experience skin irritation, excessive acne, breast cancer, and of course they want to avoid cervical cancer.

Signs and symptoms of cervical cancer in a pre-cancerous condition characterized by abnormal cells found in the bottom of the cervix that can be detected through a Pap test, or a recently promoted is by Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid.

 

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You should know that in the early stages of cervical cancer usually do not show signs and symptoms, so it is important to consultation and examination. Consider whether there are signs and symptoms of cervical cancer in advanced stages, among others:

a. Vaginal bleeding during intercourse, while not in the coming month period or after menopause.

b. Wet or bleeding in the vagina is thick and smells.

c. Pain in the hip or pain during intercourse.

d. Feel pain during urination.

e. In later stages of women will experience pain in the groin or thigh one has swollen, unstable weight, decreased appetite, difficulty urinating, even spontaneous bleeding.

Generally speaking the cancer occurs due to mutations in normal cells into abnormal cells. Normal cells will grow and multiply on a regular basis. However, cancer cells grow and multiply uncontrollably self and the cells do not die. Accumulation of these cells will be great and called tumor. Cancer cells invade nearby tissues and can break from its source to spread to anywhere on the body.

There are two common types of cervical cancer:

First: Squamous cell carcinomas are at the bottom of the cervix. This type is the cause of approximately 80 to 90 percent of cervical cancers.

Second: Adenocarcinomas occur at the top of the cervix. This type is the cause of 10 to 20 percent of cervical cancers.

What is the cause of squamous cell or glandular cells become abnormal and develop into cancer is not clear, but the HPV virus plays a role in this regard. A lot of evidence shows that the HPV virus is found in all cases of cervical cancer. But on the other hand there are many women who have never experienced HPV cervical cancer. This means that there are likely other factors also play a role, such as genetic, environmental or lifestyle.

Some activities that can increase the risk of cervical cancer are as follows:

a. Sexual intercourse with a lot of men.

b. Sexual intercourse at an early age.

c. Other sexually transmitted diseases.

d. The body's immune system is weak.

e. Smoking.

How to prevent cervical cancer:  

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You can reduce the risk of cervical cancer by taking precautions HPV infection. Use a condom during intercourse because it can reduce the risk of HPV infection.

Additional measures that could be done by women to prevent cervical cancer, among others:

1. If you are still young girls, postpone sexual intercourse until the age of maturity

2. Be faithful to your partner.

3. Avoid as an active or passive smokers.

4. Use preventive HPV vaccination

5. Follow the inspection procedures cervical (pap smear test).

6. Arrange spacing birth of first child with the second child and onwards.

7. It is very important to eat vegetables and fruits that contain lots of beta carotene. Also it's highly recommended to consume vitamin C and E or food supplements that contain both these vitamins.

8. Start to exercise that increases your vigor and health such as jogging, yoga, swimming and other sports recommended by your doctor.

9. Enjoy a healthier life style.

It is recommended to consult with your doctor whether you need to vaccinate so that you avoid cervical cancer. Vaccination is a method of early detection for cervical cancer prevention. Through the vaccination the greater the chance cured of the disease and more likely to reduce the number of cervical cancer cases that threaten women. For that, immediately contact your doctor to help prevent cervical cancer. Immediately do vaccination as a preventive measure cervical cancer.