What is Cervical cancer

Posted by Bimo Hery Prabowo On Kamis, 30 Agustus 2012 0 comments
Cervical cancer is a malignancy that occurs on the cervix. Cervical cancer is also called cervical cancer or cervical cancer starts in the lining of the cervix.
Cervical cancer

Cervical cancer is formed very slowly. First, some of the cells change from normal cells into pre-cancerous cells and then into cancer cells. This can happen for many years, but sometimes it happens faster. These changes are called dysplasia. They can be found by a Pap smear test and can be treated to prevent cancer.

To understand cervical cancer, it helps us to understand the anatomy of a woman's womb first.

Anatomy Rahim women

Neck of the womb (cervix) is the lower portion of the uterus (womb). Rahim has 2 parts. The upper part, called the body of the uterus, is where a baby grows. Cervix, at the bottom, connect the body of the uterus to the vagina, also called the birth canal.

There are 2 main types of cervical cancer. About 8-9 out of 10 species present are squamous cell carcinomas. Under the microscope, this type of cancer formed from cells such as squamous cells that cover the surface of the cervix. Most of the rest are adenocarcinoma. Cancer begins in cells that make mucus glands. Rarely, cervical cancer have both kinds of features above and is called mixed carcinoma. Other types (such as melanoma, sarcoma, and lymphoma) most often occurs in other parts of the body. If you have cervical cancer, ask your doctor to explain what type of cancer you have.

How many women develop cervical cancer?

Total prevalence of women with cervical cancer in Indonesia is quite large. Every day, found 40-45 new cases by the number of deaths reached 20-25 people. While the number of women at risk have it reach 48 million people. Doctor Laila Nuranna SpOG (K), Chief, Division of Gynaecological Oncology Obstetrics Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, said that the majority of cervical cancer cases are detected at an advanced stage of the hospital has been so difficult to treat. "If the cancer is found early, treatment is easier and greater life expectancy," he said during a campaign discussion and Cervical Cancer Treatment Efforts in Hotel Lumire Jakarta, Monday, April 12, 2010.

Some researchers think that non-invasive cervical cancer (which only occurs in the cervix when it was found) is about 4 times more common than invasive cervical cancers. When found and treated early, cervical cancer can often be cured.

Cervical cancer tends to occur in middle-aged women. Most cases are found in women who are under 50 years old. This is rare in young women (aged 20 years). Many women do not know that when you get old, they are still at risk for cervical cancer. That is why it is important for older women to keep undergo regular Pap tests