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What is Cervical Cancer?

Cervical cancer is type of cancer of the cervix. It is a result of some types of HPV, which is a very common sexually transmitted infection. You can prevent the cervical cancer by getting the disease detected early, the HPV vaccine, and a treatment. Usually a person suffering from cervical cancer, may not experience any symptoms at all in the initial cervical cancer stages. This is the reason why it is important for all the women to get the Pap test or the regular cervical smear tests.

A Pap test acts like a preventive. It doesn’t aim on detecting the cancer but for revealing any cell changes indicating the possible development of cancer. This will then make the patient to take any early steps of cervical cancer treatment.

Some of the most common cervical cancer symptoms are:

  • If you bleed between periods
  • If you bleed post a sexual intercourse
  • If you experience a vaginal discharge with a very strong odor
  • If you bleed in post-menopausal phase
  • If you experience a discomfort during sexual intercourse
  • If you experience a pelvic pain
  • If you experience a vaginal discharge that is tinged with blood

There is a possibility of having other reasons too for these symptoms that includes infection. Therefore, if you experiences any of such symptoms, it is important that you see a doctor.

Causes of Cervical Cancer

Cervical cancer initiates when healthy cells in the cervix starts developing changes or mutations in their DNA. A cell's DNA comprises the instructions that tell a cell what needs to be done exactly.

Healthy cells start growing and multiplying at a set rate. These cells then eventually die at a set time. The mutations gives commands to grow and then they start multiplying out of control. Finally they don't die. A mass or a tumor is formed that accumulates the abnormal cells. Cancer cells then start invading the nearby tissues and can therefore break off from a tumor from spreading or metastasizing in other parts of the body.

Till today, the causes of cervical cancer aren’t known. However, it's obvious that HPV plays an important role. Usually, HPV is very common, and many people with this virus doesn’t develop cancer. Therefore, factors such as smoking, birth control pills,

immune system that is weakened, social-economic status, HPV, having more than one sexual partner, diseases such as syphilis, chlamydia, gonorrhea, etc. are also said to be the causes of Cervical cancer.

Types of Cervical Cancer

Your prognosis and your treatment will basically depend on the type of cervical cancer that you are suffering from. Mentioned below are the two types of cervical cancer:

  • Squamous cell carcinoma. Squamous cells are some of the thin and flat cells lining that are located on the outer part of the cervix that projects into the vagina. This type of cervical cancer initiates here. Research says that most of the cervical cancers are squamous cell carcinomas.
  • Adenocarcinoma. This type of cervical cancer will initiate in the column-shaped glandular cells that forms the lining of the cervical canal.

Treatment

What to do if your Cervical Cancer symptoms worsen?

What are the available options for Cervical Cancer Treatment?

Cervical Cancer Treatment is based on many factors, such as your overall health and the stage of the cancer. Also, cervical cancer treatment includes radiation, surgery, chemotherapy or a mixture of the three may be used.

  • Surgery

The usual treatment for early-stage cervical cancer is surgery. The type of operation that will best suit you will be depend on your cancer size, its stage as well as if you consider to become pregnant in the future.

Some of the options include:

  • Surgery for removing the cancer only.
  • Surgery for removing the cervix (trachelectomy).
  • Surgery for removing the uterus and cervix (hysterectomy).

Radiation

Radiation therapy make use of the high-powered energy beams namely X-rays or protons for killing the cancer cells. Radiation therapy is usually a mixture of chemotherapy as the main treatment for locally advanced cervical cancers. It can also be utilized post-surgery in case there is an increased risk which the cancer will come back.

Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy is a drug treatment that makes use of the chemicals for killing cancer cells. It can be administered via a vein or can also be given in a pill form. At times, both methods may also be used. In order for controlling the advanced cancer symptoms, higher doses of chemotherapy would be recommended.

Targeted therapy

Targeted drug treatments will focus on specific weaknesses present within cancer cells. This is how the targeted drug treatment would lead the cancer cells to die by blocking these weaknesses. Targeted drug therapy is often administered along with chemotherapy and therefore doctors may consider this treatment for advanced cervical cancer.

Immunotherapy

Immunotherapy is a drug treatment aiding your immune system for fighting cancer. Your body’s immune system for fighting the diseases may not attack cancer since the cancer cells will produce proteins thereby making them undetectable by the immune system cells. Immunotherapy thus will work by interfering in that process. For cervical cancer, immunotherapy might be considered when the cancer is advanced and other treatments aren't working.

Supportive (palliative) care

Palliative care is a type of specialized medical care focusing on providing relief from pain and other symptoms of a serious illness. Palliative care specialists work with you, your family and your other doctors to provide an extra layer of support that complements your ongoing care.

vWhen palliative care is used along with all of the other appropriate treatments, people with cancer may feel better and live longer.

Palliative care is provided by a team of doctors, nurses and other specially trained professionals. Palliative care teams aim to improve the quality of life for people with cancer and their families. This form of care is offered alongside curative or other treatments you may be receiving.

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