Sunday, July 3, 2011

Cervical cancer major killer of women

Cervical cancer or cervical cancer (also called cervical cancer) is one of the diseases most common cancer for women. Every hour, one woman died in Indonesia due to cervical cancer or cervical cancer. The fact that millions of women in the world are infected with HPV, which is considered the disease through sexual intercourse of the most common in the world.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), this infection is a major risk factor of cervical cancer. Every year, hundreds of thousands of undiagnosed cases of HPV in the world and thousands of women die from cervical cancer, caused by the infection. Given the fact that this horrible, then the various preventive measures and treatment have been made ​​to address cervical cancer or cervical cancer.

Cervical cancer or cervical cancer occur in the reproductive organs of a woman. The cervix is the narrow part at the bottom between the vagina and uterus of a woman. In part this is happening and where the growth of cervical cancer. What causes cervical cancer or cervical cancer? How do I prevent it? And how to handle it if it is infected with HPV?

HPV

Cervical cancer is caused by infection with HPV (human papillomavirus) or human papilloma virus. HPV cause warts in men and women, including genital warts, called condyloma akuminatum. Only a few of the hundreds of variants of HPV that can cause cancer. Cervical cancer or cervical cancer can occur if there is an infection that does not heal for a long time. In contrast, most HPV infections will go away, overcome by the immune system.

Causes and Symptoms of Cervical Cancer

Cervical cancer attacks the cervix or the cervical region caused by viral infection with HPV (human papillomavirus) which is not cured in a long time. If the immune system decreases, the HPV infection will be more virulent and can cause cervical cancer. Symptoms are not too visible at an early stage, that is why cervical cancer that starts from HPV infection is considered as "The Silent Killer".
Some symptoms can be observed although not always an indication of HPV infection. Whitish or spend a bit of blood after intercourse is little sign of symptoms of this cancer. In addition, the yellowish liquid that smells in the genital area can also be an indication of HPV infection. This virus can be transmitted from one patient to another and infect the person. Transmission can be through direct contact and because of sex.

When there is a virus in someone's hand, then touching the genital area, the virus will move and can infect the cervix or neck of your womb. Another mode of transmission is in the closet in a public restroom that has been contaminated by the virus. A cancer patient may use a closet, which contained the HPV virus in patients switching to a closet. When you use it without cleaning, virus could then move on to your genital area.

The bad one's lifestyle can be a supporter of this increasing number of cancer patients. Smoking habits, consuming less vitamin C, vitamin E and folic acid may be the cause. If the consume nutritious foods will make the immune system can ward off increases and the HPV virus.

The risk of suffering from cervical cancer are women who are sexually active since a very early age, which frequently change sex partners, or who have sex with men who like to change partners. Another factor is the use of birth control pills for a long time or come from families who have a history of cancer.

Often, men who showed no symptoms of HPV infection that is spread to their partners. A man who had sex with a woman suffering from cervical cancer, will be the carrier of this virus. Furthermore, when this man had sex with his wife, the virus can be passed to his wife and infects.


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