Is it easy to detect cervical cancer in its early stages? Is the cure rate for cervical cancer in its early stages high?

Cervical cancer is the third most common malignant tumor in the world, second only to breast cancer and colorectal cancer. It has taken the lives of many women. At the same time, this disease is easy to detect in the early stage, changes slowly from the early stage to the middle and late stages, and has a high cure rate.

Cervical cancer treatment should not be delayed

The cure rate of cervical cancer is very high, from the early stage to the middle and late stage, but it is cancer after all, and you cannot relax your vigilance, especially once it is discovered, you cannot delay. The earlier the treatment, the greater the possibility of recovery. Delaying the treatment time will undoubtedly increase the risk of the disease. After the cancer is discovered, if you are particularly busy at work and do not have the necessary rest, it will reduce immunity and aggravate the cancer.

Now, because many women have a strong sense of health, cervical cancer can usually be detected in the early stage, so that it can be treated early. In the central and western regions, due to the limitations of economic development, many women have no awareness of physical examinations, and cervical cancer is often discovered in the late stage, with a relatively high mortality rate. This also reminds most women to establish a health awareness of regular physical examinations and early treatment.

Early cervical cancer is easy to detect

Experts mentioned that cervical cancer has another characteristic, which is that it is easy to detect in the early stage. Signs of cervical cancer can be found in the early stage, whether it is a routine gynecological examination or a more professional thin-layer cytology examination. In addition, some physical signs may also indicate cervical cancer, such as vaginal contact bleeding (such as sexual intercourse), bleeding during bowel movements, etc. If you have these symptoms, you can go to the hospital for a gynecological examination.

The age of onset of cervical cancer is mainly in the 50s, and then gradually decreases to the 40s, 30s, and even 20s.

The cure rate of cervical cancer is very high, reaching 80% for stage I and 60% for stage II.

Cervical cancer progresses relatively slowly from the early to middle and late stages, about 10 to 20 years, of course, it can be faster or slower.

Symptoms of cervical cancer: Early symptoms of cervical cancer

1. Cervical erosion: Cervical cancer patients are usually accompanied by cervical erosion. Severe cervical erosion is the main cause of cancer. Young women should pay enough attention to cervical erosion, or if they still have cervical erosion after menopause.

2. Contact bleeding: Contact bleeding is the most prominent symptom of cervical cancer. About 70%-80% of cervical cancer patients have vaginal bleeding. It is often manifested as vaginal discharge mixed with blood after sexual intercourse or gynecological examination, or when straining during bowel movements. If elderly women bleed after sexual intercourse, do not always think that it is caused by improper force during sexual intercourse and ignore the possibility of cervical cancer. If you bleed every time after sexual intercourse, you should pay more attention and seek medical attention in time.

3. Irregular vaginal bleeding: Elderly women who have been in menopause for many years suddenly have "menstruation" for no reason. The amount of bleeding is often not much, and it is not accompanied by abdominal pain, back pain and other symptoms, which is easy to be ignored. In fact, this irregular vaginal bleeding is often an early sign of cervical cancer. Many elderly patients come to see a doctor and get early diagnosis and timely treatment. Therefore, the elderly should be highly vigilant.

4. Pain: Pain often occurs in the lower abdomen or lumbosacral region, and sometimes in the upper abdomen, thighs and hip joints. It worsens with each menstruation, bowel movement or sexual intercourse. Especially when the inflammation spreads backward along the uterosacral ligament or along the bottom of the broad ligament, chronic parauterine connective tissue inflammation is formed, the main ligament of the cervix thickens, and the pain becomes more severe. Every time the cervix is ​​touched, it immediately causes pain in the iliac fossa and lumbosacral region. Some patients even experience symptoms such as nausea, which affects their sexual life.

5. Increased vaginal discharge: Clinically, about 75%-85% of cervical cancer patients have increased vaginal discharge to varying degrees. Most of them show increased vaginal discharge, which is later accompanied by changes in odor and color. Under normal circumstances, the nature and amount of vaginal discharge depends on the rise and fall of ovarian function. Women of childbearing age have cyclical changes in vaginal discharge; postmenopausal women have very little vaginal discharge. Due to the stimulation of cancer foci, the secretion function of cervical glands is hyperactive, producing mucous vaginal discharge, and patients of childbearing age no longer have cyclical changes in the nature and amount of vaginal discharge: postmenopausal patients are abnormal, with increased vaginal discharge, stickiness, and sometimes blood. This manifestation of abnormal vaginal discharge, including the increase in quantity and changes in its nature, is an early symptom of cervical cancer.

What are the treatments for cervical cancer?

(1) Surgical treatment: It is one of the main treatment methods for early cervical cancer, especially for those who are not eligible for radiotherapy. The scope of surgery is determined according to the clinical stage, and it is neither blindly expanded nor reduced in principle. The expert will determine it based on the size of the lesion, the severity of the disease and the specific situation of the patient.

(2) Radiotherapy: It is a commonly used treatment for cervical cancer. Cervical cancer cells are relatively sensitive to radiotherapy. The effect of radiotherapy in treating cervical cancer is worthy of recognition, but it has certain side effects. Radiotherapy can be used to increase efficacy and reduce toxicity, and the effect will be better.

(3) Immunotherapy: Immunotherapy for cervical cancer is still in the exploratory stage. Non-specific treatment can help improve the survival rate of cervical cancer patients.

(4) Traditional Chinese medicine treatment: It can not only be combined with surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy to improve the treatment effect of cervical cancer, but also control the disease and prolong the survival of patients with advanced cervical cancer who cannot be treated with Western medicine.