Until recently, cervical cancer is known as the "silent killer" because it is usually difficult to be detected until an advanced stage.
Cervical cancer symptoms are not specific. Recent studies show that cervical cancer patients usually experience the following symptoms are settled:
• abdominal pressure (feeling full, swelling or bloating)
• Feeling of wanting to urinate constantly
Other symptoms include:
• Persistent indigestion (gas or nausea)
• Defecation changes for no apparent reason, such as constipation
• Loss of appetite or feeling full quickly
• Pain during intercourse (dyspareunia)
• Limp & sustainable pooped
• Pain in the area around the waist / hip
• Changes in menstrual cycle
WHEN TO THE DOCTOR
Visit your doctor if you experience symptoms of abdominal swelling, bloating, pain in the abdomen / pelvis ongoing for more than a few weeks. If the doctor does not find the diagnosis of cervical cancer, make sure you get a second opinion. Must have your physician perform a pelvic examination.
Your doctor may recommend one or more of the following tests to diagnose ovarian cancer:
• Ultrasonography (USG).
• CA-125 tumor marker. Many women with ovarian cancer had CA 125 levels are abnormal in their blood.
• CT or MRI SCAN
If this test leads to cervical cancer, surgery will be performed (laparaskopi) where taken a small incision in the abdomen and the abdominal cavity exploration to determine whether cancer exists. If cervical cancer is confirmed, surgeons and pathologists to identify the type of tumor and determine whether the cancer has spread .
STADIUM CANCER UTERUS
• Stage I. cancer limited to one or both ovaries.
• Stage II. Cancer has spread to other locations in the pelvis, such as the uterus or fallopian tubes.
• Stage III. Cancer has spread to the lining of the abdomen (peritoneum) or to the lymph nodes in the abdomen.
• Stage IV. Ovarian cancer has spread to organs outside the abdomen.
Images: Uterus Cancer Stage III
Cervical cancer treatment usually involves a combination of surgery and chemotherapy.
Surgical operations
In general, patients with cervical cancer requires extensive surgery that includes removal of both ovaries, uterus and fallopian tubes and nearby lymph nodes and abdominal folds of fatty tissue, known as the omentum, where cervical cancer often spreads.
Chemotherapy
After surgery, you will most likely undergo chemotherapy to kill cancer cells remaining. Initial regimen for ovarian cancer includes a combination of carboplatin (Paraplatin) and paclitaxel (Taxol) was injected into the bloodstream (intravenously). Side effects - including abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting - may occur.
RADIATION
Radiation is usually not considered effective for cervical cancer.
