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Have you ever heard of the disease Cervical cancer or cervical cancer? Maybe once! But if you already know more deeply about the disease that was ranked no. 2 after breast cancer - "killer" of women on this earth? What is Cervical Cancer?

Understanding Cervical Cancer

Cervical is cancer that attacks the cervical area or cervix, the lower area of ​​the uterus that connects the uterus and vagina. Cancer is caused by a virus called Human Papilloma Virus - or better known as HPV virus.

Usually a new cervical cancer showed serious symptoms, after 10-20 years in women who are married or sexually active. Because the phase of precancerous and early stages, it does not show any symptoms. And also because many of the new cervical cancer patients recognize and perform the treatment when the cancer stage is acute.

Who is potentially infected with the HPV virus?

Both women and men who are sexually active, both women and men, are potentially infected with the HPV virus. Because the virus is easily spread active couples having sex.

Meruntun of the causes of cervical cancer, the presence of genital warts disease is also one of the factors supporting the spread of HPV virus. Diseases of genital warts are also caused by HPV virus. But the difference, if cervical cancer is caused by HPV types 16 and 18, genital warts caused by HPV types 6 and 11.

Genital warts are lumps that grow on benjoilan human genitals in a variety of forms. In women, genital warts grow on the vulva and cervix. While padapria, genital warts will likely appear on the penis or scrotum, and in some cases of genital warts grow in the groin area.

For men who had genital warts, a complaint which will be felt the sense of GATA and hot, bleeding and pain in the penis, strotum and anal area. In women, the complaint will be felt almost the same as men, the itching and heat. Especially in women who are pregnant, suffered genital warts can infect the fetus in the womb at birth.

Genital warts can penetrate and transmit to the baby, so it will cause warts on the baby's neck and make the baby breathing difficulties, which led to the growth of cervical cancer.

Percentage spread of Cervical Cancer

Around the world, cases of cervical cancer has been experienced by 1.4 million women. And according to data obtained from the GLOBOCAN 2002 Cancer Foundation of Indonesia there are more than 40,000 new cases of cervical cancer mortality rates range exceeded 22,000 in women in Southeast Asia. In this regard, Indonesia is a country in ASEAN that was ranked top for total mortality of cervical cancer in women and coupled with the new case rate of approximately 20 cases per day.

Impact of Cervical Cancer for patients

Not only physically ill, but contracted the HPV virus - which causes cervical cancer and genital warts, can interfere with the patient psychologically, which has depressed the level of confidence in social and domestic life, especially sexual activity for married couples or sexually active..

Prevention of Cervical Cancer

• If possible, avoid the risk factors bergati more than one sexual partner and having sex under the age of 20 because of the physical and intimate all the relevant organs at the new women mature at the age of 21 years.
• For women who are sexually active, or have had sexual intercourse, it is recommended to perform HPV testing, Pap smear, or IVA test, to detect keberadaanHuman Papilloma Virus (HPV), which is a culprit of the outbreak of cervical cancer.
• For women who have never had sex, or girls and boys who want terbentengi of the HPV virus attacks, can undergo HPV vaccination. HPV vaccine can prevent infection with HPV types 16 and 18. And can be mulaidari aged 9-26 years, in the form of injections 3 times (0-2-6 months). And the cost was fairly cheap.
• Maintain a balanced and nutritious diet and healthy lifestyle (exercise).

Cancer Treatment Seviks

Seviks cancer treatment can be done with surgery (removal of the cervix, ovaries and all surrounding tissue), Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy. Treatment success rate is of course dependent on the level of cervical cancer experienced by the patient. In terms of cost, the treatment of cervical cancer is relatively expensive.

Cervical cancer is preventable and treatable if everyone realizes that the presence of HPV virus should not be underestimated and can affect anyone, indiscriminately.