Terminology
Any new lump or growth in any part of our body called tumor. There are 2 types of tumors, namely: benign tumors and malignant tumors. Another term of malignant tumors are cancer. the nature of benign tumor is slow growing, and not damage surrounding tissue. Whereas malignant tumors, as the name suggests a very rapid growth, damaging surrounding tissue, and can spread. Every part of our body can be affected by cancer.
The cervix is part of the uterus. While the uterus including the genitals, besides the vagina, ovaries (ovarian) and asluran eggs. The parts of the uterus is the top of the uterus, uterine body and cervix. The tip of the cervix called cervical. Cervix and the cervix is located inside the vagina.
Cervical cancer
Allegedly cause can cause cervical cancer are:
1. Sperm complements containing histone (a protein) that will react with DNA element of cervical cells.
2. Semen is alkaline so cause changes in cervical cells.
3. Mycoplasma (a bacterium)
4. Ehlamydla (a type of bacteria)
5. Herpes simplex virus type 2
6. Human papillomavirus
While risk factors for cervical cancer are:
1. Socioeconomic level and low education. This is related to the low hygiene in the pubic area.
2. First sexual intercourse at a young age / married young (under age 16 years)
3. Often give birth, especially if the distance is too close to the child.
4. Sexual partners more than 2
5. Smokers (as well as passive smokers). The risk of smokers will increase 4-13 times. It is estimated that nicotine is toxic to epithelial cells of the uterus so as to facilitate viral infection.
Symptoms
Below are the symptoms that are often experienced:
1. Malodorous vaginal discharge, sometimes accompanied by blood
2. Bleeding spots / drop after ebrsetubuh
3. Watery discharge foul
4. Complaints are not typical in the lower abdomen and pelvis
5. Bleeding a lot of pubic
At that time the cervix is wound / ulcer, which will gradually develop into berdungkul-dungkul, like cauliflower.
Early Detection
Positive side of cervical cancer is can be found in the early stages, even when still a pre-cancerous cells. The advantage of early detection do is an opportunity to increase recovery after treatment. It's just necessary to find a special examination, which is professed by a pap test (pap smear).
This examination is done by taking a sample of cells from the cervix, and then made abolition of the glass. After the colored then viewed under a microscope. The picture will look normal cells, inflammatory or malignant cells (if any). If there are malignant cells will be carried out other tests more closely reply to determine the extent to which keganasannya. This is a pap smear examination benefit, because it can detect malignant cells in a tissue, whereas the normal eye seems to be no difference.
Pap smear examination is recommended to be done periodically even if no complaints nothing. And this is only for those who are married, considering the examination is carried out through the vagina. The way the investigation as follows:
1. Lying on your back with legs bent at the thigh joint and knee joint.
2. On vaginal installed a device called a speculum so nampaklah cervix.
3. With a spatula, make a circle on the abolition of the cervix.
The entire process takes no more than 1 minute and do not cause pain at all. The next process in the laboratory berlangsugn Anatomical Pathology.
When examination
Basically a pap smear can be done anytime, but to get a good result to note the things below:
1. At the time of menstruation or not there are other bleeding.
2. No spraying vagina with any material (deodorizer / cleaner) at least 24 hours before the examination
3. Stop all medication is put into the vagina 1 week before the examination. To this must be permission from a doctor first.
4. For mothers who had just deliver the examination be postponed until 6 weeks after birth.
5. Similarly, for new mothers womb surgery is recommended to wait until 6 weeks after surgery.
6. There are suggested to not touch the husband and wife since 3 days before the examination. But this is not absolute.
All of these requirements is intended to allow images of cells obtained was not contaminated with formations that disrupt the reading.
Medical
Handling of cervical cancer there are several types depending on the stage, the physical condition of the patient, as well as other factors. In reply the very early stage can only be a coagulation or taking part containing cervical cancer cells. In the next stage could be a hysterectomy widely. These measures combined with radiation (radiation) or administration of drugs, anti-cancer drugs (sitostatika). At end-stage treatment is only intended to eliminate complaints.
Virtually smir pap screening is an examination of the easy, cheap and tereprcaya. So to get through it did not have to wait for symptoms. If test results indicate a disorder, do not delay treatment because malignant cells will grow rapidly. Above all, the Most Critical is God Almighty, the human being must make extraordinary efforts. Allaah 'bisshowab nature.
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