Cervical Cancer : Signs & Symptoms

Signs & Symptoms of Cervical Cancer

Cervical cancer is the most dangerous cancerous disease to hit women apart from Breast Cancer. Cervical Cancer affects the entrance to the womb. The Cervix is the narrow part of the lower uterus.
There are many symptoms and signs of Cervical Cancer which occur when a woman is developing Cervical Cancer.

Pelvic pain is a possible symptom. surprisingly, in the early stages of Cervical Cancer, the patient will not get any symptoms at all. It is recommended to have regular cervical smear tests also o known as Pap tests.

What are the Symptoms & Signs of Cervical Cancer?

The symptoms & Signs of Cervical Cancer will start like this.

  • Bleeding between periods.
  • After the sexual intercourse, there will be bleeding.
  • Post menopause, there will be bleeding.
  • Total uneasiness during sexual intercourse.
  • Blood will ooze out during vaginal discharge.
  • A foul smell and strong odor during vaginal discharge.
  • Unbearable pain in the pelvic region.

There are many stages by which the disease’s growth can be judged and this methodology will help in the Cervical Cancer Treatment.

Stage 0 (Initial stage): cells are present which are called Precancerous.

Stage 1: Cervical Cancer cells have grown from deep into tissues of the cervix and make inroads into the uterus.

Stage 2: Cervical Cancer has made inroads into the walls of the pelvis, also the lower part of the vagina.

Stage 3: Cancer cells will block the ureters, which are the tubes which transport urine from the bladder.

Stage 4: Signs of Cervical Cancer get worse at stage 4. The cancer affects the bladder or rectum and have moved out of pelvis. This stage is dangerous, as the Cervical Cancer will start spreading to other organs like Liver, bones, lungs and lymph nodes.

Cervical Cancer Treatment:

There are various stages of treatment available as per the stages of Cervical Cancer advancement. First it will be Chemotherapy then it will be Radiotherapy. At times combination of both. Surgery will be the last option. The Cervical Cancer treatment for the first stage is always successful. The spreading of cancer will make the Cervical Cancer treatment very tedious.

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