A common saying that all women are made of water and should be delicately handled. However, women today face certain health risk that may make them lose the shine in their life, or even their life. In China, there is more than 130,000 new cases of cervical cancer occur every year. Every 10000 women there will be 1.57 sufferer and death rate is at 0.83 out of 10000 women. This trend has led to cervical cancer being the second largest form of cancer, after breast cancer among women. Let us have a clearer understanding of cervical cancer than to avoid the cancer topic altogether. With these understanding, we should take more precautionary step through periodic checkup.
Although the incidence rate of cervical cancer is high, it remains a preventive form of cancer. Just take regular checkup, you will be able to distance from the risk.
Who are High Risk Group of Women in Getting Cervical Cancer?
Generally speaking, people with Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection have increased risk of getting cervical cancer. Among cervical cancer patients, the rate of positive testing for HPV reaches 99.7%. However, this does not mean that HPV patients possess cervical cancer. In fact, about 50% male and female at some stage of their life will get HPV. On the other hand, 85%-90% female will have their HPV cleared naturally within 8-24 months.
Below are some high risk factors that increase the chance of getting cervical cancer:
- Multiple sex partners (The more sex partners you have or had, the risk of cervical cancer is higher.)
- Unsafe sex partners (Your sex partners have many other sex partners or he has HPV infection)
- Becoming Sexually Active Early (Applied to anyone who start their sex life before 18 years old. )
- Sufferers of other type of sexually-transmitted disease (STD) such as Gonorrhea，syphilis ，choamydiae infection ，HIV
- Weakened Immune System
- Smoking (Increase in squamous cell carcinoma of cervix)
- High risk group to cervical cancer also include mother, daughters and sisters with family history or similar circumstances.
How to Prevent Cervical Cancer?
- Practice of Safe Sexual Lifestyle
- Injection of HPV Vaccines
- Good Lifestyle Habit
- Regular PAP Smear Test
Generally speaking, female should at least conduct gynaecological examination on a yearly basis. Any early discovery of cancerous cell gives better treatment time for recovery. Beside cervical cancer, such examination can also test for colitis, pelvic inflammation or any other related symptom. Hence, it is advisable for female to develop such medical checkup habits.
After-Thoughts
Loving Oneself: Gynaecological disease, hepatitis, headache are common health threat that todays’ women faces and there are possible early warning in your body to alert such risk. Do not avoid checkup out of fear as the consequences of not doing so, will be greater, in choice of a good health. No exception to younger female that you are immune to such health concern. Experts are discovering that ovary and uterus malignant tumour are happening to younger age group of female. Therefore, regular gynaecological examination such as pap smear are strongly encouraged for the protection of a healthy life.
The above article serves only as a reference. Kindly refer to your medical professions for complete consultation and treatment.
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