Post Date September, 03 2023
Cervical cancer is a serious disease, which is also a disease we should pay attention to. At ordinary times, we should also pay attention to reasonable living and eating habits, especially early detection and treatment.
Symptoms of Cervical cancer
1. Vaginal discharge increase: clinically, about 75%~85% of Cervical cancer patients have Vaginal discharge increase to a certain extent. Most vaginal discharge increases, followed by changes in odor and color. The increase in vaginal discharge is caused by the stimulation of cancer tumors. After the lesion, due to the necrosis of cancer tissue and infection, purulent, rice soup like, or bloody vaginal discharge with a foul odor will flow out of the vagina.
2. Irregular vaginal bleeding: Especially in elderly women with amenorrhea for many years, the amount of bleeding is small and does not accompany symptoms such as abdominal pain and low back pain, which is easily overlooked. In fact, this irregular vaginal bleeding is often an early sign of Cervical cancer. Many elderly patients come to see a doctor with this symptom, get early diagnosis and timely treatment. Therefore, the elderly should be highly vigilant.
3. Contact bleeding: Bleeding is the most prominent symptom of cervical cancer, with approximately 70% to 80% of patients experiencing vaginal bleeding. Most of them showed blood mixed with Vaginal discharge after sexual life or gynecological examination, or forced defecation. If elderly women experience bleeding after sexual activity, do not always assume that it is caused by improper sexual activity and ignore the possibility of cervical cancer. Every time you experience bleeding during sexual activity, you should pay more attention and seek medical attention immediately.
cervical cancer screening
1. Cervical cytology: it is a basic method for screening early Cervical cancer and an essential step for diagnosis. Compared with high-risk HPV detection, cytology has high specificity but low sensitivity. Starting screening after 3 years of sexual activity, starting at the age of 21, with regular follow-up.
2. High risk HPVDNA examination: High sensitivity and low specificity for cytological examination. It can be combined with cytological testing for cervical cancer screening. It can also be used for cytological examination of abnormal shunting, and high-risk HPV DNA examination for atypical squamous cells (ASCUS) with unclear cytological significance. Colposcopy examination is performed for the positive, and cytological examination is performed 12 months later for the negative.
3. Colposcopy: cytological examination shows atypical squamous cells (ASCUS), high-risk HPV DNA test is positive, or low squamous intradermal lesions and above should be examined by Colposcopy.
