CERVICAL CERVIC CANCER

Cervical cancer (serviks) or karsinoma serviks uterus cancer is the number two killer of women in the world after breast cancer. In Indonesia, cervix cancer even occupy the first rank. Cancer serviks the entrance to the stadium is more often cause death in a relatively quick period of time.

Serviks or cervix / uterus mouth is the end of the uterus to the prominent hole sexual intercourse (vagina). Serviks cancer developing in stages, but progressive. The occurrence of cancer this process begins with cells that mutation and develop into cells that occur displastik aberration epitel called displasia. Displasia light from the start, are displasia, displasia weight, and eventually become karsinoma in-situ (KIS), and then develop into more karsinoma Invansive. Level displasia and KIS also known as the level of pre-cancer. From displasia become karsinoma in-situ take 1-7 years, while the in-situ karsinoma become karsinoma Invansive ranging 3-20 years.

RISK FACTORS INTO

There are several factors that can increase the risk of cancer serviks, among other
is:

This factor is the main risk factors, women who have sex at the age of less than 17 years have a risk 3 times larger than the married at the age of 20 years.
The sexual behavior of a mutually sex partners will increase the transmission of sexual diseases. The disease is transmitted infections such as human papilloma virus (HPV) has been proven to increase the incidence of cancer serviks, penis and vulva. Serviks exposed to the risk of cancer to be 10 times higher in women who have sexual partners, 6 or more. In addition, the herpes simplex virus type-2 can be a factor companion.
Women chain has more than 2 times the risk of cancer affected serviks compared with women who do not smoke.
There are several studies that conclude that defisiensi acid folat can increase displasia risk of occurrence of mild and moderate, and may also increase the risk of occurrence of cancer in women who serviks food low beta-carotene and retinol (vitamin A)


Recognizing APPROACH-APPROACH

In phase prakanker, there is often no symptoms or signs typical. However, sometimes can be found symptoms as follows:

Leucorrhoea or exit from the vagina thin liquids.
Bleeding after sexual intercourse, which then continues to be a morbid bleeding.
The emergence of bleeding after a period off
In the phase out of liquids can Invansive yellowish color, smell and can be mixed with blood.
Symptoms arise anemia occurs when chronic bleeding.
Arising pelvic pain (pelvis) or in the lower abdomen when a pelvic inflammation.
At the stadium information, the body becomes emaciated because of malnutrition, ederma feet, arising bladder irritation and bearing the bottom of the large intestine (rectum), the formation fistel vesikovaginal or the rektovaginal, or symptoms arising as a result of far Metastasis


PREVENT better than treat

Death on serviks cancer cases occur because most people who have been treated in the stadium more. Even with this finding cancer early in the stadium, the possibility of this disease can be cured up to almost 100%. Actual fact this very serviks cancer can be prevented. According to the OBGYN specialist from New York University Medical Center, dr. Steven R. Goldstein, the key is early detection.

Around 90-99 percent serviks type of cancer caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). The virus can be transferred through sexual intercourse and can be present in different variations. There are several cases of HPV virus that down by itself, and that there continues to be cancer serviks, enough so that threaten the health of female anatomy this one.

Now, the 'weapon' best to prevent this is a form of cancer screening, called a PAP smear, and screening is very effective. Pap smear is an examination sitologi introduced by Dr. GN Papanicolaou in the year 1943 to know that there is violence (cancer) with a microscope. This inspection is done easily, quickly and not sick. The problem is, many women who do not want to undergo this examination, and the cancer is usually serviks had arisen in women who had never examined themselves or do not want to do the inspection.

Pap smear examination is recommended to be done by the women regularly once
year in succession in three years time when sexual intercourse has been active and aged at least 21 years old. When the results of three years in succession normal, further investigation can be conducted every three years

Tips for Preventing Cervical Cancer

1. Women must be sexual hygiene, the cleanliness of womanhood.
2. When signs occur in the cervix rocker immediately do pap smear test.
3. Go for a good sexual relationship.
4. For men who do not circumsisi (circumcision), must maintain because of sexual higienitas
vulnerable as the HPV virus carrier.
5. Do not keep changing partners in sexual relations (sex-partner), because
The main entrance is the cause of the HPV virus.