Cervical Cancer
What is cervical cancer
Cervical cancer is one of the most common cancers that affect a woman’s reproductive organs. The cervix is ??part of a woman’s reproductive organs.
The cervix connects the uterus and vagina. During a menstrual period, blood flows from the uterus through the cervix into the vagina. The vagina leads to the outside of the body. Cervical mucus making. Mucus during sex helps sperm move from the vagina through the cervix into the uterus. During pregnancy, the cervix is ??tightly closed to help the baby in the womb. During childbirth, the cervix to allow it to pass the baby through the vagina.
Cervical cancer begins in cells on the surface of the cervix. Over time, the cervical cancer penetrate deeper into the cervix and nearby tissues. The cancer cells by detachment from the original (primary) tumor spread. Please contact blood vessels or lymph vessels that branch into all tissues of the body. The cancer cells can attach to other tissues and grow into new tumors that damage these tissues can. The spread of cancer called metastasis.
More than 99% of cervical cancers are thought to be caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV). Different strains of human papillomavirus (HPV), a sexually transmitted infection, play a role in causing most cases of cervical cancer. When prevents HPV, a woman exposed to the immune system in general, that to inflict damage from the virus. In a small group of women, but survived the virus for years before it eventually converts some cells on the surface of the cervix into cancer cells. There are two main types of cervical cancer.
Squamous
Squamous cell carcinoma is the most common type of cervical cancer. It develops from the squamous cells, the cells are flat in the outer layer of the cervix at the top of scabbard.
Adenocarcinoma
Adenocarcinoma develops from the cells that line the glands in the cervix.
Cervical cancer is often diagnosed in younger women. It is the second most common cancer among women under age 35, after breast cancer. The symptoms of cervical cancer are not always obvious. It can not cause any symptoms until it has reached an advanced stage. The most common symptoms of cervical cancer is abnormal vaginal bleeding, such as between menstrual periods or after sexual intercourse.