WHAT IS CERVICAL CANCER?

Cervical cancer is cancer that develops in a woman’s cervix. It causes when the cells of the uterus to grow unusually and affect other tissues and organs of the body. These abnormal changes generally occurred from HPV (human papillomavirus) virus. HPV 16 and HPV 18 caused 70% of cervical cancer.

Cervical Cancer develops gradually. This cancer founds among women who are more than 35 years. Generally, it has not such symptoms in its early stage. When it is aggressive, this cancer affects the deeper tissues of the cervix and may have transmitted to other parts of the body like the lungs, liver, bladder, vagina, and rectum.

The risk of cervical cancer is more, if you are active in a sexual relationship, having sex with multiple sexual partners, and taking oral contraceptives (birth control pills) cancer because they lead to more significant exposure to HPV.

HPV: MAJOR CAUSE BEHIND THE CERVICAL CANCER

Human papillomavirus is a viral infection that spreads through intimate skin-to-skin contact. It is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases which affects both men and women.

If you have vaginal, anal, or oral sex with someone who has affected by this virus, there is a high risk of getting HPV. It mostly spreads during vaginal or anal sex.

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF CERVICAL CANCER

In most cases, vaginal bleeding after having sex is considered one of the pivotal symptoms of cervical cancer. You may feel discomfort or pain during sex. Signs of cervical cancer like unusual bleeding other than your expected monthly period even after menopause need to be noticeable.

As we have discussed earlier that cervical cancer has no such symptoms in the primary stage, you may not be worried about the above-mentioned symptoms; it might be occurred due to infection.