Monday, June 27, 2011

Cervical Cancer



Cervical cancer or cervical cancer (also called cervical cancer) is one of the diseasesmost common cancer for women. Every hour, one woman died in Indonesia due tocervical cancer or cervical cancer. The fact that millions of women in the world are infected with HPV, which is considered the disease through sexual intercourse of the most common in the world.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), this infection is a major risk factor of cervical cancer. Every year, hundreds of thousands of undiagnosed cases of HPV in the world and thousands of women die from cervical cancer, caused by the infection.Given the fact that this horrible, then the various preventive measures and treatment have been made ​​to address cervical cancer or cervical cancer.


Cervical cancer or cervical cancer occur in the reproductive organs of a woman. The cervix is the narrow part at the bottom between the vagina and uterus of a woman. Inpart this is happening and where the growth of cervical cancer. What causes cervicalcancer or cervical cancer? How do I prevent it? And how to handle it if it is infected with HPV?

HPV
Cervical cancer is caused by infection with HPV (human papillomavirus) or humanpapilloma virus. HPV cause warts in men and women, including genital warts, calledcondyloma akuminatum. Only a few of the hundreds of variants of HPV that can cause cancer. Cervical cancer or cervical cancer can occur if there is an infection that does not heal for a long time. In contrast, most HPV infections will go away, overcome by theimmune system.
Causes and Symptoms of Cervical Cancer
Cervical cancer attacks the cervix or the cervical region caused by viral infection with HPV (human papillomavirus) which is not cured in a long time. If the immune system decreases, it will mengganas HPV infection and can cause cervical cancer. Symptoms are not too visible at an early stage, that is why cervical cancer that starts from HPV infection is considered as "The Silent Killer".
Some symptoms can be observed although not always an indication of HPV infection.Whitish or spend a bit of blood after intercourse is little sign of symptoms of this cancer.In addition, the yellowish liquid that smells in the genital area can also be an indication of HPV infection. This virus can be transmitted from one patient to another and infect the person. Transmission can be through direct contact and because of sex.
When there is a virus in someone's hand, then touching the genital area, the virus will move and can infect the cervix or neck of your womb. Another mode of transmission is in the closet in a public restroom that has been contaminated by the virus. A cancer patient may use a closet, which contained the HPV virus in patients switching to a closet. When you use it without cleaning, virus could then move on to your genital area.
The bad one's lifestyle can be a supporter of this increasing number of cancer patients.Smoking habits, consuming less vitamin C, vitamin E and folic acid may be the cause. If the consume nutritious foods will make the immune system can ward off increases and the HPV virus.
The risk of suffering from cervical cancer are women who are sexually active since a very early age, which frequently change sex partners, or who have sex with men who like to change partners. Another factor is the use of birth control pills for a long time or come from families who have a history of cancer.
Often, men who showed no symptoms of HPV infection that is spread to their partners.A man who had sex with a woman suffering from cervical cancer, will be the carrier of this virus. Furthermore, when this man had sex with his wife, the virus can be passed to his wife and infects.

Detection of Cervical Cancer

How do I detect that a woman infected with HPV that cause cervical cancer? Symptoms of a person infected with HPV are not visible and not easily observed. The easiest way to find out by doing a cytological examination of the cervix. This examination is now popularly known as a Pap smear or Papanicolaou smear taken from a Greek physician who discovered the method of George N. Papanicolaou. However, there are also various other methods for early detection of HPV infection and cervical cancer as follows:
IVA

IVA is the abbreviation of Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid. Method of examination with cervical smear or cervix with acetic acid. Then observed for any abnormalities such as white areas. If no color change, then it can be considered no infection of the cervix.You can do in the health center with a relatively cheap price. This can be done only for early detection. If you see any suspicious signs, then the other detection methods that more must be done.

Pap smear

Pap smear test methods in common: the doctor uses a scraper or brush to remove a small sample of cervical cells or cervical. Then these cells will be analyzed in the laboratory. The test can reveal whether there is infection, inflammation, or abnormal cells. According to reports the world, with a regular Pap smear tests have reduced the number of deaths from cervical cancer.
Thin prep

Thin prep method is more accurate than Pap smears. If a Pap smear only takes a portion of the cells in the cervix or uterus, then the Thin prep will inspect all parts of the cervix or uterus. Of course the result will be far more accurate and precise.
Colposcopy

If all test results on the previous method showed the presence of infection or irregularities, colposcopy procedure will be done by using a tool equipped with a magnifying lens to observe the infected part. The goal is to determine whether any lesion or abnormal tissue in the cervix or the cervix. If there is abnormal, a biopsy - taking a small amount of tissue from the body - made and treatment for cervical cancer begin.

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