IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT CERVICAL CANCER

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Important Facts About Cervical Cancer

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Important Facts About Cervical Cancer

Cervical Cancer
Any woman can get  cervical cancer. It is caused by a virus which is sexually transmitted.
It is easy to prevent and easy to treat IF discovered early.
What is cervical Cancer?
Uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells in a womans cervix.
Caused by a virus called HPV, which is spread through unprotected sex.
Men carry the virus and infect the women, but they cannot get the cancer.
Has 2 main stages: Pre-Cancer and Full Cancer.
It takes more than 10 yearsfor a woman to move from Pre-Cancer to Full Cancer.
No signs and symptoms at Pre-Cancer stage.
Symptoms at Full Cancer stage include: Smelly vaginal discharge, bleeding after sex, bleeding after menopause which does not respond to treatment, frequent and urgent passing of urine, backache and lower abdominal pain.
Easy and affordable to cure if discovered at the Pre-cancer stage.
Most women get HPV infection at least once in 50 years, but only a few women develop cervical cancer. For most women the infection is cleared by the body’s natural immune system. 
Factors that increase the chances of HPV leading to Full Cancer.
  • Becoming sexually active before 18 years.
  • Having many sexual partners and not using a condoms.
  • Having a sexual partner with many sexual partners.
  • Presence of other STIs, e.g. chlamydia, herpes, HIV/AIDS.
  • Use of tobacco.
Reducing chances of HPV infection leading to Full Cancer.
  • Insist on condoms, if you feel at risk of STIs, to prevent HPV infection and protect againist STIs that encourage development of cancer.
  • Take your daughter for HPV vaccination, if they are between 9-13 years, before they have sex. The vaccine is effective for 7-8 years.
  • Go for screening to check for pre-cancer. 
Treatment at Pre-Cancer stage
If the infected area is small, treatment is done using CRYOTHERAPY.
  • Involves freezing of the Pre-Cancer cells using a special gas.
  • The patient is not put to sleep or injected with local anaesthisia.
  • She will not feel pain, but may feel a little discomfort.
  • After treatment: Watery discharge (may have some blood) mild cramps, no sex for I month and no use of tampons.
  • Cannot be done for pregnant women, or less than 3 months after birth. 
If the Pre-Cancer is too big for Cryotherapy, two other methods may be used: LEEP and Cold Knife. These two require a woman to be put to sleep or be injected with anaesthisia.
Treatment at Full cancer.
Depending on how much the cancer has progressed, there are 3 treatment options:
  • Surgery
  • Radiotherapy
  • Chemotherapy

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