October 20, 2012

The Cervical Cancer


What is Cervical Cancer? Cervical cancer is commonly known as cervical cancer, type of disease is experienced by many women. Currently, cervical cancer became the number two cause of death among women in the world after coronary heart disease. However, within the next year to predict cervical cancer will become the number one cause of death among women, if not done earlier detection and treatment efforts.


In developing countries like Indonesia, disease Cervical cancer is the leading cause of death. In the world, every two minutes a woman dies from cervical cancer. So, no more looking at the threat of this disease in one eye. Beware!

Here are 13 things you must know about cervical cancer:


1. What is cervical cancer?

Cervical cancer or cervical cancer is a type of cancer that occurs in the cervical region. Namely, the womb, which is located at the bottom, which opens to the vagina. Starting from the cervix, if it has entered advanced stages, this cancer can spread to other organs throughout the body.

2. How dangerous is it?

World Health Organization (WHO) states, the current cervical cancer is ranked top among the various types of cancer that causes death in women in the world. In Indonesia, every year more than 15,000 detected cases of cervical cancer, and approximately 8000 cases of which ended with the death. According to WHO, Indonesia is a country with a number of patients with cervical cancer are highest in the world. Why be so dangerous? Because cervical cancer appear as enemies in a blanket. Difficult to detect until the disease has reached an advanced stage.

3. What causes it?

Cervical cancer is caused by HPV (Human Papilloma Virus). This virus has more than 100 types, where most of them are harmless and will disappear by itself. HPV virus types that cause cervical cancer and the most fatal consequence is the HPV virus types 16 and 18. However, other than caused by HPV, abnormal cells on the cervix can also grow due to radiation exposure or contamination of chemicals that occur in the long term.

4. How it is transmitted?
Transmission of HPV virus can occur through sexual contact, especially with multiple partners. Virus transmission can occur either by transmission through the genital organs to the genital organs, oral to genital or genital to manually. Therefore, the use of condoms during intercourse is not very influential prevent transmission of HPV virus. For, not only transmitted through the fluid, the virus can move through the touch of skin.

5. What are the symptoms?

In the early stages, the disease causes no symptoms are easily observed. That's why, you who are already sexually active is highly recommended to perform a pap smear test once every two years. Physical symptoms of this disease is generally only felt by people with advanced cancer. Namely, the emergence of pain and bleeding during intercourse (contact bleeding), vaginal discharge excessive and abnormal, bleeding outside the menstrual cycle, as well as drastic weight loss. If the cancer has spread to the pelvis, the patient will suffer from back pain complaints, obstacles in urination, and kidney enlargement.

6. How long is the growth?

Preinvasif period (growth of abnormal cells before they become malignant) disease is quite long, so people who managed to detect it early can make a variety of steps to overcome them. Persistent infection will lead to abnormal cell growth that could eventually lead to cancer development. This development takes between 5-20 years, starting from the stage of infection, pre-cancerous cervical cancer to be positive.

7. Is it true that smokers' risk of contracting cervical cancer?

There are many studies that the relationship between cigarette smoking with increased risk of someone contracting cervical cancer. One is the research conducted at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden and published in the British Journal of Cancer in 2001. According Joakam Dillner, MD, a researcher who led the research, nicotine substances as well as "poison" the other into the blood through the cigarette smoke can increase the likelihood of the condition of cervical neoplasia or abnormal growth of cells in the uterus. "Cervical neoplasia is a precondition of developing cervical cancer in a person's body," he said.

8. Besides, who else is at risk for infection?

Women are prone to cervical cancer are those aged between 35-50 years, especially you who have been sexually active before age 16 years. Sexual intercourse at an early age too can increase the risk of cervical cancer by 2 times compared to women who had sexual intercourse after the age of 20 years. Cervical cancer is also associated with the number of sexual partners. The more sexual partners you have, then increasing the risk of cervical cancer. Just as the number of sexual partners, number of pregnancies that have also experienced increased risk of cervical cancer.

You are infected with the HIV virus and who otherwise have an abnormal pap smear test results, and those with malnutrition, are also at risk for infection with HPV virus. In you are on a strict diet, low consumption of vitamin A, C, and E each day can lead to reduced levels of immunity in the body, so you can easily become infected.

9. How do I detect it?

A Pap smear is the standard examination method to detect cervical cancer. However, the pap smear is not the only ways you can do to detect this disease. There is also the type of inspection using acetic acid (vinegar) which is relatively easier and cheaper to do. If you want more accurate results, there is now the latest examination techniques for early detection of cervical cancer, a technology called Hybrid Capture System II (HCII).

10. Can be prevented?

Although ranked highest among the various types of cancer that causes death, cervical cancer is the only species that have been known to cause cancer. Therefore, prevention efforts were highly likely to be done. Namely by not having sex with a partner who alternated, diligently perform pap smears every two years for those who are already sexually active, maintaining a healthy body, and HPV vaccination for those who have never done sexual contact.

11. Should take the HPV vaccination?

In mid-2006 has been circulating vaccine against infection with HPV types 16 and 18 that cause cervical cancer. This vaccine works by increasing the body's immune and catch the virus before it enters the cells of the cervix. In addition to fortify the cervical cancer vaccine is also working to protect women from the threat of multiple HPV types 6 and 11 which cause genital warts.
That need to be emphasized is that this vaccine was only effective when given to girls aged 9 to 26 years are not yet sexually active. The vaccine is given 3 times within a certain timeframe. With vaccination, the risk of cervical cancer could be decreased to 75%.

12. Does vaccination have side effects?

This vaccine has been tested on thousands of women worldwide. The results showed no harmful side effects. The most common side effects are fever and complained of redness, pain, and swelling at the injection site. Side effects other frequently encountered are bleeding and itching at the injection site. The vaccine itself is not recommended for pregnant women. However, nursing mothers should receive this vaccine.

13. If already infected, can be cured?

Since not complain about any symptoms, cervical cancer patients usually come to the hospital when the disease has reached stage 3. The problem, cervical cancer has reached stage 2 to stage 4 have resulted in damage to body organs, such as bladder, kidney, and others. Therefore, surgical removal of the uterus alone is not enough to make the patient recover as usual. In addition to surgery, patients still need to obtain additional therapies, such as radiation and chemotherapy. These measures can not guarantee 100% of patients experienced healing.
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The Cervical Cancer


What is Cervical Cancer? Cervical cancer is commonly known as cervical cancer, type of disease is experienced by many women. Currently, cervical cancer became the number two cause of death among women in the world after coronary heart disease. However, within the next year to predict cervical cancer will become the number one cause of death among women, if not done earlier detection and treatment efforts.


In developing countries like Indonesia, disease Cervical cancer is the leading cause of death. In the world, every two minutes a woman dies from cervical cancer. So, no more looking at the threat of this disease in one eye. Beware!

Here are 13 things you must know about cervical cancer:


1. What is cervical cancer?

Cervical cancer or cervical cancer is a type of cancer that occurs in the cervical region. Namely, the womb, which is located at the bottom, which opens to the vagina. Starting from the cervix, if it has entered advanced stages, this cancer can spread to other organs throughout the body.

2. How dangerous is it?

World Health Organization (WHO) states, the current cervical cancer is ranked top among the various types of cancer that causes death in women in the world. In Indonesia, every year more than 15,000 detected cases of cervical cancer, and approximately 8000 cases of which ended with the death. According to WHO, Indonesia is a country with a number of patients with cervical cancer are highest in the world. Why be so dangerous? Because cervical cancer appear as enemies in a blanket. Difficult to detect until the disease has reached an advanced stage.

3. What causes it?

Cervical cancer is caused by HPV (Human Papilloma Virus). This virus has more than 100 types, where most of them are harmless and will disappear by itself. HPV virus types that cause cervical cancer and the most fatal consequence is the HPV virus types 16 and 18. However, other than caused by HPV, abnormal cells on the cervix can also grow due to radiation exposure or contamination of chemicals that occur in the long term.

4. How it is transmitted?
Transmission of HPV virus can occur through sexual contact, especially with multiple partners. Virus transmission can occur either by transmission through the genital organs to the genital organs, oral to genital or genital to manually. Therefore, the use of condoms during intercourse is not very influential prevent transmission of HPV virus. For, not only transmitted through the fluid, the virus can move through the touch of skin.

5. What are the symptoms?

In the early stages, the disease causes no symptoms are easily observed. That's why, you who are already sexually active is highly recommended to perform a pap smear test once every two years. Physical symptoms of this disease is generally only felt by people with advanced cancer. Namely, the emergence of pain and bleeding during intercourse (contact bleeding), vaginal discharge excessive and abnormal, bleeding outside the menstrual cycle, as well as drastic weight loss. If the cancer has spread to the pelvis, the patient will suffer from back pain complaints, obstacles in urination, and kidney enlargement.

6. How long is the growth?

Preinvasif period (growth of abnormal cells before they become malignant) disease is quite long, so people who managed to detect it early can make a variety of steps to overcome them. Persistent infection will lead to abnormal cell growth that could eventually lead to cancer development. This development takes between 5-20 years, starting from the stage of infection, pre-cancerous cervical cancer to be positive.

7. Is it true that smokers' risk of contracting cervical cancer?

There are many studies that the relationship between cigarette smoking with increased risk of someone contracting cervical cancer. One is the research conducted at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden and published in the British Journal of Cancer in 2001. According Joakam Dillner, MD, a researcher who led the research, nicotine substances as well as "poison" the other into the blood through the cigarette smoke can increase the likelihood of the condition of cervical neoplasia or abnormal growth of cells in the uterus. "Cervical neoplasia is a precondition of developing cervical cancer in a person's body," he said.

8. Besides, who else is at risk for infection?

Women are prone to cervical cancer are those aged between 35-50 years, especially you who have been sexually active before age 16 years. Sexual intercourse at an early age too can increase the risk of cervical cancer by 2 times compared to women who had sexual intercourse after the age of 20 years. Cervical cancer is also associated with the number of sexual partners. The more sexual partners you have, then increasing the risk of cervical cancer. Just as the number of sexual partners, number of pregnancies that have also experienced increased risk of cervical cancer.

You are infected with the HIV virus and who otherwise have an abnormal pap smear test results, and those with malnutrition, are also at risk for infection with HPV virus. In you are on a strict diet, low consumption of vitamin A, C, and E each day can lead to reduced levels of immunity in the body, so you can easily become infected.

9. How do I detect it?

A Pap smear is the standard examination method to detect cervical cancer. However, the pap smear is not the only ways you can do to detect this disease. There is also the type of inspection using acetic acid (vinegar) which is relatively easier and cheaper to do. If you want more accurate results, there is now the latest examination techniques for early detection of cervical cancer, a technology called Hybrid Capture System II (HCII).

10. Can be prevented?

Although ranked highest among the various types of cancer that causes death, cervical cancer is the only species that have been known to cause cancer. Therefore, prevention efforts were highly likely to be done. Namely by not having sex with a partner who alternated, diligently perform pap smears every two years for those who are already sexually active, maintaining a healthy body, and HPV vaccination for those who have never done sexual contact.

11. Should take the HPV vaccination?

In mid-2006 has been circulating vaccine against infection with HPV types 16 and 18 that cause cervical cancer. This vaccine works by increasing the body's immune and catch the virus before it enters the cells of the cervix. In addition to fortify the cervical cancer vaccine is also working to protect women from the threat of multiple HPV types 6 and 11 which cause genital warts.
That need to be emphasized is that this vaccine was only effective when given to girls aged 9 to 26 years are not yet sexually active. The vaccine is given 3 times within a certain timeframe. With vaccination, the risk of cervical cancer could be decreased to 75%.

12. Does vaccination have side effects?

This vaccine has been tested on thousands of women worldwide. The results showed no harmful side effects. The most common side effects are fever and complained of redness, pain, and swelling at the injection site. Side effects other frequently encountered are bleeding and itching at the injection site. The vaccine itself is not recommended for pregnant women. However, nursing mothers should receive this vaccine.

13. If already infected, can be cured?

Since not complain about any symptoms, cervical cancer patients usually come to the hospital when the disease has reached stage 3. The problem, cervical cancer has reached stage 2 to stage 4 have resulted in damage to body organs, such as bladder, kidney, and others. Therefore, surgical removal of the uterus alone is not enough to make the patient recover as usual. In addition to surgery, patients still need to obtain additional therapies, such as radiation and chemotherapy. These measures can not guarantee 100% of patients experienced healing.