More than 80% of cervical cancer patients have bleeding symptoms. Is cervical smear helpful in preventing cervical cancer?

There are many effects of cervical cancer. People should pay attention to the examination of cervical cancer. Only when cervical cancer is diagnosed in time can it be treated in time. In this kind of life, we should pay attention to some things about cervical cancer. The main reason is that cervical cancer patients should not give up treatment. We should pay attention to the correct and reasonable diet and several common symptoms of cervical cancer.

Five symptoms of cervical cancer to watch out for

1. Vaginal bleeding: About 81.4% of patients have symptoms of vaginal bleeding. At the beginning, it is usually necessary to bleed after defecation, activity or gynecological examination. In the early stage, it is mostly a small amount and often stops on its own; in the late stage, when the lesions are larger, it manifests as excessive bleeding, even excessive bleeding, which is life-threatening. Young patients also show symptoms of prolonged menstruation, shortened menstrual cycle, increased menstrual volume, etc., while elderly patients often show postmenopausal vaginal bleeding, more or less.

2. Increased leucorrhea: About 82.3% of patients have increased leucorrhea in different conditions and degrees, such as white, light yellow, bloody or purulent, thin like water or rice water, smell. Late-stage patients with concurrent infection have a foul odor or purulent smell. This is the most obvious early symptom of cervical cancer.

3. Compression symptoms: In the late stage of cervical cancer, various compression symptoms may occur due to the increase of tumors. Pain is one of the common compression symptoms, with an incidence rate of 41. And it is more common in 1% of patients with stage III and IV. In addition, a series of secondary symptoms will appear according to the organs invaded by the lesions. If the lesions invade the pelvic connective tissue, pelvic wall, compress the ureter, rectum, sciatic nerve, the common compression symptoms are lower abdominal pain, back pain, frequent urination, urgency, anal swelling, urgency, lower limb swelling, sciatica, etc.; cancer compresses or invades the ureter, which can lead to ureteral obstruction, hydronephrosis, renal function damage, etc., and eventually lead to death from uremia.

4. Systemic symptoms: In addition to systemic symptoms such as secondary uremia, patients often have clinical manifestations such as weight loss, anemia, fever, systemic exhaustion, and malignant diseases. This is one of the main symptoms of cervical cancer.

5. Metastasis symptoms: Lung metastasis and bone metastasis are more common than lymph node metastasis. These are the main symptoms of cervical cancer.

How to effectively detect cervical cancer before it turns into cancer?

It is very simple and straightforward. By taking some cells from the cervix regularly and examining them under a microscope, the pathologist can detect changes in the cells in time and prevent further development. It is better to take precautions before they happen.

This test is medically known as a cervical scraping or cervical smear, or a test method called liquid-based cytology. It is to use a small brush to brush a few cells from the cervix and give them to a professional doctor for examination. It is very simple, takes no time, and is almost painless.

The incidence and mortality of cervical cancer are declining every year because cervical smear tests are relatively popular. But even so, only about 33% of American women have done regular cervical smears and HPV. Interestingly, the survey found that the screening rate is positively correlated with education level. The higher the education level, the more people do regular cervical smears, and the lower the incidence of cervical cancer in the end. The so-called knowledge changes destiny, and this is absolutely true for cancer.

So, as an ordinary person, how should you scrape your cervix?

All women, starting at age 21, or three years after their first sexual intercourse, to age 29, should go to a gynecologist for a cervical smear every three years; from age 30 to 65, go to a gynecologist for a cervical smear every three years, or for women who do not want to be checked frequently, do a cervical smear and human papillomavirus test every five years; after age 65, if there was no cervical epithelial abnormality before, or if there were three consecutive negative smears in the past 10 years, screening should be stopped.

In addition to regular cervical smears, other measures can effectively reduce the incidence of cervical cancer.

Human papillomavirus vaccine. In 2006, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the human papillomavirus vaccine. Clinical trials of the vaccine have shown that it can effectively prevent the occurrence of cervical cancer. Therefore, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that all girls aged 11-12 be vaccinated 3 times. If women aged 13-26 have not been vaccinated before, 3 vaccinations are also recommended. Currently, dozens of countries in the world, including the United States, most European countries, Australia, Japan and other developed countries, have national vaccination programs. Unfortunately, China has not yet approved the use of this vaccine.

Smoking ban. Smoking not only increases the incidence of cervical cancer, but also many other cancers, such as lung cancer, colorectal cancer, and bladder cancer. Therefore, smoking ban is one of the effective measures to reduce cancer.

Avoid exposure to HPV. Try to avoid sex with multiple partners. Condoms can also reduce the risk of sex to a certain extent.

In addition, even if you are unfortunately diagnosed with cervical cancer, modern medical treatment is very effective, with a high cure rate in the early stage and a good survival rate in the late stage. If you find it, you should treat it in time and strive to cure it completely.