In the world each year, half a million new patients are diagnosed with cervical cancer - cervical cancer. And the peak age of developing the disease accounts for 47 years.
Important:About half of all women who had cervical cancer was detected up to 35 years at diagnosis have been common forms of cancer.
The incidence of cervical cancer is directly related to smoking. In group risk are also girls who had sex before the age of sixteen years, and women with multiple sexual relationships. Risks and sexual partners of these women - they are more likely than other developing colorectal cancer. Propensity to occurrence of genital warts is also a factor in the risk of cervical cancer. A high level of morbidity in patients suffering from HPV - human papilloma virus and HIV - immunodeficiency virus. In addition, statistics show: women living in poverty, low-income, uneducated, ill with cervical cancer usually 3 times.
While poorly understood role of hormonal contraceptives in cervical cancer development. Data on this subject are contradictory: on the one hand, the incidence rate in women taking these contraceptives is high, and, with on the other hand, it may be due to the fact that this category of ladies, take precautions, more active in sexual life, often changes partners.
Today, there are many screening programs, cervical cancer, and each has its own advantages / disadvantages. However, the most effective method of diagnosis remains cervical biopsies (preferably using colposcopy) allowing the patient to choose the most effective treatment and subsequent rehabilitation complex.
The main non-surgical and post-operative treatment for cervical cancer experts consider chemotherapy in combination with radiation exposure. However, himiorezhimy not yet fully worked out. Although the drug 5-fluorouracil is by far one of the most effective in the fight against cancer, it requires a much more detailed study on the application of just in the case of cervical cancer.
It should also be noted: according to statistics, cervical cancer - the most common oncological problem in pregnant women. Today, the treatment way for them to choose, depending on the duration of pregnancy. Or surgery conducted on 2-3 trimester or excised tumor immediately after delivery. In either case it is necessary caesarean section, as a method of obstetrics. In this case,% survival of mother and child is the same in both situations.
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