Cervical Cancer

The lowest part of uterus is cervix and it connects the uterus with the birth canal (vagina). As women have only cervix and so cervical cancer is a disease of women only. Unlike any cancer, cervical cancer also develops in the form of benign and malignant tumors. When cells in the cervix begin to grow abnormally and invading nearby tissues spread to other parts of the body, it is called cervical cancer. Benign tumors are not life threatening. Malignant tumors are life threatening as the malignant tumors expand to nearby tissues and spread to other parts of the body. Naturally cervical cancer grows slowly and it may grow quickly also.

Types of Cervical Cancer :

In clinical science, cancer is categorized by the nature of the cells. The types of cervical cancer are :

  • Squamous cell carcinoma : When cancer occurs in the surface of the cervix is known as squamous cell carcinoma. It is the most common cervical cancer as 80% report of cancer is of this type.
  • Adenocarcinoma : Cancer cell grows in the glands of the cervix is known as an adenocarcinoma. Surprisingly this form of cancer has risen since 1970.
  • Adenosquamous carcinomas : Cancer that has the characteristics of both squamous and adenocarcinomas are known as adenosquamous carcinomas.

The rare types of cervical cancer are small cell and neuroendocrine carcinoma.

Symptoms of Cervical Cancer :

The risk factors of cervical cancer are infection with a virus called HPV (human papillomavirus), multiple sexual relationships, conditions that weaken one’s immune system include HIV infection, having had an organ transplantation and Hodgkin's disease, smoking, etc. In the early stages, no symptoms of cervical cancer appear. So, it is important to do Pap tests for screening. In its growing stage of tumor, the following symptoms occur.

  • abnormal bleeding (including bleeding after sexual intercourse, in between periods, heavier/longer lasting menstrual bleeding, or bleeding after menopause)
  • abnormal vaginal discharge (may be foul smelling)
  • pelvic or back pain
  • pain on urination
  • blood in the stool or urine

Treatment of Cervical Cancer :

The Pap test is the diagnosis procedure for cervical cancer. The doctor looks for abnormal changes in the cells of the cervix through a microscope. The doctor or nurse will collect a few cells from the cervix to send to a medical lab for testing. So, the treatment of the cervical cancer depends on the Pap tests report. The Pap test shows the cells as no abnormal cells, abnormal cells of undetermined significance, low risk abnormal cells or high risk abnormal cells. The doctors refer the treatments according to the nature of the cells. The treatments of cervical cancer are colposcopy including biopsy, surgery, Radiation therapy, Chemotherapy, Follow-up testing, etc.

India is a cheaper destination for treatment of cervical cancer. Our medical team along with the Apollo Hospitals provides quality services for treatment of cervical cancer at an affordable price. Medical treatments in India are now booming tremendously due to the enough resources and infrastructure development of both public and private hospitals. The advantages one will avail here the free consultation and no waiting periods for the treatment.

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