سرطان دهانه رحم

سرطان دهانه رحم، سرطانی است که سلولهای دهانه رحم یا سرویکس را تحت تاثیر قرار میدهد. دهانه رحم مانند یک استوانه توخالی است که قسمت تحتانی رحم را به واژن متصل می‎کند.

رشد و تکثیر سلولهای سرطانی، بیشتر در سلولهای سطحی و پوششی دهانه رحم رخ می‎دهد. Hearing the name of this disease is enough to worry any woman. This disease, like many other cancers, does not show specific symptoms in the early stages.

Regular annual testing will help youto ensure your body's health and if you are in danger, have the necessary time to treat and control the disease.

Does uterine cancer metastasize?

This disease is like other types of cancercan also spread to different parts of the body. In this case, it is said that the cancer has metastasized. Bladder, rectum (rectum), vagina, which are located near the cervix, and then organs that are further away, such as the liver, lungs, are among the organs that will be affected by this disease.

Actually when the cellCancer metastasizes, that is, some of them are separated from the original site and mass and enter the bloodstream‎

blood flows everywhere in the body, cellCancers will choose any area they see fit and start growing and multiplying there.

Bodys listed will be at greatest risk. In this case, surgery and removal of the infected tissue cannot be an effective treatment.

Actually when cancer metastasizes, it is not possible to cure the disease. Medical methods only help to reduce the amount of complications caused by the disease and make the condition of the disease a little easier for the person.

This disease can be detected by performing a simple test or the same pap smear in the early stages. Therefore, if you have thought about doing it so far, it is better to do it as soon as possible. You should also know that the disease grows relatively slowly, so early detection it will benefit you in every way.

Cervical cancer has two age distributions, a peak at 35 to 39 years old and Another 60 to 64 years old.

How is the cervical cancer test performed?

Pap smear test is known as a test for cervical cancer screening Besides that, the doctor will usually have a physical examination of the abdomen and pelvis.

If the appearance of the cervix is abnormal during the examination, in addition to a pap smear, further evaluation and careful observation of the cervix with magnification and even a biopsy will be required, which is called "colposcopy"

recommended for womento perform this test once a year. After several years in a row, the time intervals for testing will increase.

Generally recommendedWomen should think about doing this test from the age of 21 onwards. For this purpose, a sample of cervical cells must be taken by the doctor. Sampling is done in the doctor's office and will not cause any pain.

After that, the sample will be sent to the laboratory for testing and checking. The answer will be provided to the applicant after a few days.

It is not necessary to have special nutritional conditions or visit the doctor at a certain time of the day to perform this test. To ensure the test result, observe the following:

• Don't have any sex for two days before.
• Do not use vaginal douche, medicine, cream or spermicide gels.
• This test is not performed in the monthly cycle. Therefore, it is necessary to allow the bleeding period to end completely.

The cost of this test is not heavy, so be sure to do it.

How many types of cervical cancer are there?

uterine cancer is divided into three types:

• squamous cell cancer. The probability of this type of cancer is about 90 percent. In this case, cancer cells will grow and multiply in the surface cells of the cervix.
• Adenocarcinoma. This type of cancer occurs in the gland cells that are located inside the cervical canal.
• combined cancer: in this case, the patient will face a combination of the two previous types.