When you get a diagnosis of cervical cancer, it's natural to wonder what may
have caused the disease. Doctors usually can't explain why one woman develops
cervical cancer and another doesn't. However, we do know that a woman with
certain risk factors may be more likely than other women to develop cervical
cancer. A risk factor is something that may increase the chance of developing a
disease.
Other risk factors, such as smoking, can act to increase the risk of cervical cancer among women infected with HPV even more. A woman's risk of cervical cancer can be reduced by getting regular cervical cancer screening tests. If abnormal cervical cell changes are found early, cancer can be prevented by removing or killing the changed cells before they become cancer cells.
• Pap Test. Cervical Cone Biopsy
(Conization). Using a scalpel, Gyneconcologist removes a cone-shaped piece of
cervical tissue where the abnormality is found. A Pap test can detect abnormal
cells in the cervix, including cancer cells and cells that show changes that
increase the risk of cervical cancer.
• HPV DNA Test. Your doctor may also
use a lab test called the HPV DNA test to determine whether you are infected
with any of the types of HPV that are most likely to lead to cervical cancer.
Like the Pap test, the HPV DNA test involves collecting cells from the cervix
for lab testing.
If you experience signs and symptoms
of cervical cancer or if a Pap test has revealed cancerous cells, you may
undergo further tests to diagnose your cancer. To make a diagnosis, your doctor
may:
• Examine your Cervix. During an
exam called colposcopy, your doctor uses a special microscope to examine your
cervix for abnormal cells. If your doctor identifies unusual areas, he or she
may take a small sample of cells for analysis .
• Take a Sample of Cervical Cells.
During a biopsy procedure your doctor removes a sample of unusual cells from
your cervix using special biopsy tools.
• Remove a Cone-Shaped Area of
Cervical Cells. A cone biopsy so called because it involves taking a
cone-shaped sample of the cervix - allows your doctor to obtain deeper layers
of cervical cells for laboratory testing. Your doctor may use a scalpel, laser
or electrified wire loop to cut away the tissue.
In
the event that cancer cells found in the cervix have extended deeper into the
tissues of the cervix, a doctor will decide between surgery, radiation,
chemotherapy or a combination of all three to treat the cancer, depending on
the stage and severity of the cancer spread upon diagnosis.
- Surgery - the most common treatment, involves the
removal of the uterus in a process called a hysterectomy. A hysterectomy
is usually the first step for treating early stages of cervical cancer.
Hysterectomies may be called simple or radical depending on the amount of
cancerous cell growth and amount of organ structures that may be removed.
- Radiation -radiation therapy involves the external use
of high beam energy light rays (called external beam radiation) focused
over the area of the body affected by cancerous cell growth.
Radioactive pellets may be inserted into the body to work internally in a
form of radiation called brachytherapy.
- Chemotherapy - utilizes anti-cancer drugs medications
that kill cancer cells, injected in IV (intravenous) solutions in a vein.
Two of the most common drugs used to treat cervical cancer are called
cisplatin and Hycamtin (generic topotecan). Chemotherapy is often combined
with radiation therapy to improve prognosis, and at times surgery,
radiation and chemotherapy will be recommended for optimal outcome
prognosis.
In
the India the cost of a hysterectomy may
range between $8,000 and $15,000, depending on the type of procedure, such as a
vaginal approach or a laparoscopic hysterectomy, as well as the specific organs
of the reproductive system removed. In
many cases, an individual may need several treatments, depending on case by
case scenarios and rate of effectiveness.
Individuals
traveling to foreign destinations such as Singapore, Panama, UK, Jordan, and USA
may save between 40 and 70% on costs not only of cervical cancer surgeries, but
Other therapy treatments.
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