Cervical cancer is the most common type of cancer in women after breast cancer and colon cancer in the world. According to the data of the Ministry of Health, it ranks tenth in our country in terms of incidence. The Ministry of Health has designated January as "Cervical Cancer Awareness Month" in order to treat the disease through early diagnosis and raise awareness by spreading the screenings. It plays an important role in the passage between the vagina
and also allows the baby to leave the uterus by passing through the vagina
during delivery.
It is a type of cancer with a higher incidence in developing and underdeveloped countries. The cause of cervical cancer is Human Pallioma Virus (HPV). In terms of HPV transmission and cervical cancer development; Being polygamous, having sexual intercourse at an early age, smoking, having a weak immune system, frequent infections in the genital organs are generally considered among the risk factors. Cervical cancer, which mainly occurs at the age of 50
, has also increased in younger women in recent years.
As a result of scientific researches, the biggest factor known to cause the disease is Human
Pallioma Virus. It is known that HPV, which can be transmitted sexually and which almost all adults encounter during their lives, plays an important role in the emergence and spread of the disease.
Although there are more than 100 types of HPV, most of them are harmless. When the body encounters HPV, the person's immune system usually destroys the virus so that the person does not realize they have an HPV infection. Some types of HPV cause genital warts, and some can cause cancer if left untreated. To be able to understand whether harmful types of HPV are present in the body by causing changes in DNA cells, which grow uncontrollably and form cancer cell tumors in the region where they are located, in addition to the Pap smear test, It is possible with high-level HPV DNA examinations.
Detection of the presence of HPV in the body not only indicates precancerous changes in the cervix in the early period, but also facilitates the diagnosis of cancer. According to the national cancer screening standards in our country, every woman in the age group of 30-65 should have an HPV test every 5 years and positive cases should be re-evaluated at regular intervals.
For the prevention and early diagnosis of cervical cancer, regular gynecological controls should not be interrupted. The protection in
prevention of the disease is vaccination. The HPV vaccine can be administered from the age of 11, regardless of gender. Although it is recommended to be vaccinated before the start of sexual life, the person can be vaccinated at any age after being sexually active.
In order to be protected, having regular gynecological controls and screening tests, staying away from smoking
, being cautious against sexually transmitted diseases and
raising awareness about safe sexual intercourse, establishing healthy life habits such as sports and healthy eating, and immunity It is very important to strengthen the system.
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