A 21-year-old college student was diagnosed with cervical cancer due to abnormal menstruation. Doctor: Early symptoms should not be ignored
Duoduo, 21 years old, nearly half a month ago, she found that she often bleeds from her lower body and was accompanied by unbearable pain in her waist and abdomen. At first, Duoduo thought it was some small inflammation in gynecology, so she took some anti-inflammatory drugs and used some cleaning solution. But several months have passed, and the symptoms have not improved at all. In the past few days, the abdominal pain was unbearable and went to the hospital for treatment.
After a series of tests, the final diagnosis was advanced cervical cancer. How can a woman so young at the age of 21 have advanced cervical cancer? Why is the cancer rate getting younger and younger now? The prevalence of cervical cancer is so high, what should we pay attention to in our daily life? Don't worry, today I will talk to you about cervical cancer!
According to the results released by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, in 2018, nearly 570,000 women worldwide were newly diagnosed with cervical cancer, and more than 300,000 died of cervical cancer. Among them, there are about 110,000 new cervical cancer cases in China, and about 50,000 women die each year due to cervical cancer. In the face of a disease with such a high mortality rate, its early symptoms must be taken seriously!
What are the early symptoms of cervical cancer?
Speaking of leucorrhea, it is not unfamiliar to women. Normal leucorrhea should be white paste or egg white, sticky, no fishy smell, and small amount. But if your leucorrhea is bloody, watery or swill-like, and has a fishy smell, you must be vigilant. It is best to seek medical attention in time, because it is very likely that the cervical area has already appeared cancerous, resulting in abnormal secretions.
If there is bleeding after intercourse, don't be careless, be vigilant and go to the hospital for treatment.
Vaginal bleeding during non-menstrual period, or prolonged menstrual period and increased menstrual volume. Elderly patients often have irregular vaginal bleeding after menopause. The amount of bleeding varies according to the size of the lesion and the invasion of the interstitial blood vessels. If the large blood vessels are eroded, it can cause massive bleeding.
Women with early-stage cervical cancer and precancer often have no symptoms. Symptoms usually don't start until the cancer has grown and grown into nearby tissue, so early screening for cervical cancer is also very important!
There are two types of cervical cancer screening methods:
TCT is the basic method of cervical cancer screening and a necessary step in diagnosis. Refers to observing cervical cells under a microscope to see if there are any abnormalities in cervical cells. The detection rate of cervical cancer on cells by TCT is 100%, and some precancerous lesions, microbial infections such as mold, trichomoniasis, virus, chlamydia, etc. can be found at the same time.
HPV is an examination of the cause. It is clinically found that human papillomavirus (HPV) is the "culprit" that causes cervical lesions and cervical cancer. Among them, 4 out of every 5 women will be infected at some stage in their lives. HPV!
Here, Dr. Xiaoxiong recommends that everyone, 21-29 years old, recommend a TCT examination every 3 years, and does not recommend annual screening. Between 30 and 63 years old, combined testing of TCT and HPV is recommended, once every 5 years. Women 65 years of age and older do not need to continue screening if they have no abnormalities on 3 consecutive TCT tests every 3 years in the past 10 years or if they have 2 negative HPV tests every 5 years
I believe everyone knows about the science of cervical cancer. In this small nurse, I would like to remind the majority of women that in addition to early screening for cervical cancer prevention, personal hygiene and healthy intercourse are also very important. In addition, we should also warn the majority of women to avoid intercourse during menstruation. The harm caused by "running a red light" is unbearable!