According to the health
experts, cervical cancer has been termed to be a malignant type of cancer
tissue which attacks the cervix region. Several types of cervical cancer take
place. The common type that affects 80%
to 85% of women is squalors cell carcinoma (SCC). The major trigger to develop
this type of cancer is HPV infection.
The other types are
small cell carcinoma, adenokarsinoma, melanoma, lymphoma, adenosarcoma and
adenosquamos.
Symptoms
and signs
Cervical cancer in its
early stage is considered to be asymptomatic. The advanced stages have shown
symptoms of back pain, vaginal bleeding, cloudy urine, digestive disorders like
chronic constipation, urinary symptoms like dyisuria including tenemus.
Besides this, the
patient is likely to experience intense pain during sexual intercourse.
Moreover, vaginal discharge also is a symptom with advanced cervical cancer.
The lesser known symptoms of this disease are weight loss, loss of appetite, leg
swelling, leg pain, fatigue and leaking feces or urine from the vagina.
CIN/CIS
(Carcinoma in Situ)
CIN can be identified
by Pap smear in cervical. There is present treatment to avoid cancer growth.
CIN is stated to be pre-malignant cell cluster which is ‘in place’ or ‘in
situ’. This did not spread to the other body parts or moved from its original
position. The number of patients suffering from invasive cervical cancers has
reduced dramatically by using cervical scanning program. Cervical cancer in India is being treated by the best doctors
employed at some of the reputed hospitals spread across the country.
Annual Pap smear is
recommended to women, right from their initial sexual intercourse, until they
reach 70 years. In case, 2-3 years of results are found to be normal, then the
frequency of tests can be reduced to 2-3 years.
Not all HPV infected
women are affected with CIN as well as not all women having CIN affected with
cervical cancer. Most of them are found to get well from HPV infections with
their immune systems, similar to other infections.
But there are some HPV
types affecting the cervix region that might settle down for few years,
changing the genetic cells, thus creating cervix and causing dysplasia. Severe
dysplasia might convert to invasive cervical cancer, in case, immediate
treatment is not provided. Usually, symptoms are not shown by CIN.
Survival
Proper and timely
treatment can help cervical cancer patients to get back to normal life.
According to the medical experts, survival rates after 5 years is about 92% for
those getting treatment during the early stages, for stage 1 it is 80% to 90%
and for stage 2, it is 50% to 65%. For women suffering from stage 3, the
survival chances are just 25% to 35% and those affected with the 4th
stage, the chances are lesser than 15%. It is for this reason, early detection
is necessary by screening or scanning. The physician is to be visited
immediately if the person experiences back pain, vaginal bleeding, pain while
urinating and cloudy urine, swollen feet, constipation and leaking feces or
urine from vagina.
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