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Cervical Cancer Symptoms

Many women who suffer from cervical cancer have no idea because in many cases there are no cervical cancer symptoms. If a woman does notice symptoms, it's generally due to the fact that the cancer has become more advanced. Now the type of symptoms that a woman may have are: Pain during urination, bleeding between her regular menstrual periods, bleeding after sexual intercourse and bleeding after menopause, abnormal bleeding, pelvic pain and unusual heavy discharge. If you experience any of these symptoms you should consult your doctor, these symptoms can also be linked to a different illness.

Cervical cancer is considered the most common form of cancer that effects women. It is believed that cervical cancer is caused by the Human Papillomavirus which is also known as HPV. The general age it is believed that women acquire this form of cancer is around 35-55 and it's estimated that around 4,000 women still secum to this form of cancer each and every year in the United States. However due largely to pap screening's the death rate has actually lowered drastically over the last 40 years. Since it's still estimated that around 4,000 women secum to this form of cancer, it is within your best interest to make sure you go for your regular pap smear, especially since cervical cancer symptoms appear only when the cancer has advanced.

Now because this form of cancer generally has no symptoms until the cancer has advanced, for some cases many women have to look into a form of treatment. The most severe type of surgery that you can have is a hysterectomy. Are you familiar with what this is? Doctor's try not to perform this surgery due to the fact that it will leave a woman unable to bare another child ever again. The reason for this is because her uterus will be completely removed and the surgery is non reversible.

It is belived that multiple sex partner's, smoking, early sexual activity, other sexually transmitted diseases can all be factors that can increase your chances of acquiring cervical cancer. Always make sure to have your regular Pap smear, especially due to the fact that there are no servical cancer symptoms until the cancer has progressed. If you have any of the symptoms that we're listed earlier then you will want to consult your doctor.

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