Breast Cervical Cancer Treatment Program Oregon
Published on Jun 09 2010, in the categories: Treatments, Useful info
The Oregon Breast and Cervical Cancer Program (BCCP) is a program aimed at helping and offering support to low-income, medically underserved women and the ones that are not insured. These women are offered the access to screening programs that can save their lives. Early detection of breast and cervical cancer shouldn't be an option only for richer women. Thanks to the Oregon BCCP almost 7,000 women are selected for free testing and screening every year. The funds that allow the program to be so successful come from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Susan G. Women for the Cure Oregon and SW Washington Affiliate. Another important source for funds is the American Cancer Society. All these institutions realize the importance of giving an equal chance to all women to keep themselves safe from cervical and breast cancer.
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Services provided by the Breast and Cervical Cancer Program in Oregon include no-cost breast screening and cervical cancer screenings like Pap tests. Their motto is that early screening saves lives and the program has proven this throughout its activity.
The Breast and Cervical Cancer Program provides no-cost breast and cervical cancer screening to eligible women.
The Oregon Breast and Cervical Cancer Program is just a part of the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, both intensely active for helping the underserved get a chance at diagnosing cancer early, and therefore at saving their lives. It is a well-known fact that detection of the cancer in its early stage gives women a better chance at curing it. Breast and cervical cancers are also more likely to occur once women advance in age and women tend to make their health a second priority to providing for the family. The Oregon Breast and Cervical Cancer Program gives these women the chance to undergo free mammograms that can detect the cancer even with two years before. Cervical cancer is also a type of cancer that doesn't show symptoms in its early stages do Pap screening is essential if they want to detect the cancer in an earlier stage. Precancerous lesions or early stage cervical cancer are 100% curable.
In order for a woman to be eligible for the program she must be an Oregon resident and she must live on a household income level under 250% Federal Poverty Level. Other eligibility requirements also include to be uninsured or to be underinsured. Women over 50 are favored for screenings for both cancers. Women under 50 or even under 40 need to meet certain requirements as to the signs, symptoms or any indications of a type of cancer, breast or cervical. Actually, women under 40 years, if symptomatic, are eligible only for breast cancer screenings.
It is very important that women are aware of such programs and not dismiss any screening options only because they don't see how they could ever afford it.
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Services provided by the Breast and Cervical Cancer Program in Oregon include no-cost breast screening and cervical cancer screenings like Pap tests. Their motto is that early screening saves lives and the program has proven this throughout its activity.
The Breast and Cervical Cancer Program provides no-cost breast and cervical cancer screening to eligible women.
The Oregon Breast and Cervical Cancer Program is just a part of the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, both intensely active for helping the underserved get a chance at diagnosing cancer early, and therefore at saving their lives. It is a well-known fact that detection of the cancer in its early stage gives women a better chance at curing it. Breast and cervical cancers are also more likely to occur once women advance in age and women tend to make their health a second priority to providing for the family. The Oregon Breast and Cervical Cancer Program gives these women the chance to undergo free mammograms that can detect the cancer even with two years before. Cervical cancer is also a type of cancer that doesn't show symptoms in its early stages do Pap screening is essential if they want to detect the cancer in an earlier stage. Precancerous lesions or early stage cervical cancer are 100% curable.
In order for a woman to be eligible for the program she must be an Oregon resident and she must live on a household income level under 250% Federal Poverty Level. Other eligibility requirements also include to be uninsured or to be underinsured. Women over 50 are favored for screenings for both cancers. Women under 50 or even under 40 need to meet certain requirements as to the signs, symptoms or any indications of a type of cancer, breast or cervical. Actually, women under 40 years, if symptomatic, are eligible only for breast cancer screenings.
It is very important that women are aware of such programs and not dismiss any screening options only because they don't see how they could ever afford it.
Cervical Cancer Proctoscopy
Published on Apr 22 2010, in the categories: Treatments
Before starting to talk about proctoscopy, let’s see first some elementary information about the cervical cancer. The cervical cancer is the disease characterized by many abnormal cells that grow in the cervix and create tumors. This disease also affects the female reproductive system. The cervix cancer cells are at the beginning thin, flat and squamous localized on the surface of the ectocervix. 90% of cervix cancer cells are squamous cell carcinomas. The cervix is the opening to the uterus. It varies in diameter from 1 mm to 3 mm depending on what phase of the menstrual cycle when there is measurement. The cervix is sometimes covered with cervical mucus to protect from infection, during ovulation the mucus becomes a thin fluid to permit the passage of sperm.
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The cervical cancer is the second most common disease that affects the women all over the world. The first test that may detect abnormal cells into the cervix is the Pap smear test. The result of the test shows if the women has cervical cancer and the stage of the cancer and if she doesn’t have cervical cancer. The proctoscopy procedure is done in the advanced stages of the cervical cancer, when the disease has evolved and the abnormal cells have spread beyond the cervix. The proctoscopy is an examination of the rectum ( a 8 inch muscular tube that connects the large intestine (colon) to the anus the opening of the intestine that leads put of the body) using a proctoscope a special metal or plastic scope. Other diseases that can be diagnosed through the poctoscopy procedure are: the evaluation of abnormal results of a barium enema, to investigate causes of rectal bleeding, to check a possible return of rectal cancer ( to patients who have treated cancer). The doctor will offer specific instructions to the patient and will probably tell him to use a day before the procedure or even at his office an enema (medication that is inserted into the rectum to clean the bowel).
The proctoscopy is done at the clinic and first the doctor will insert gently a gloved finger into the anus of the patient to verify for tenderness or blockage, second the doctor will insert gently the lubricated proctoscope into the rectum and will pump air slowly to expand the rectum, third the doctor will insert a special instrument to remove growth or take a tissue sample, a biopsy. After the procedure is finished, the doctor will gently withdraw the proctoscope. The biopsy will be tested more detailed to a microscope to see if the tissue sample taken from inside the rectum has abnormal cells. The procedure is not a painful one, but some patients want local anesthesia. This procedure may last between 5 and 15 minutes and may have a little bit embarrassing noisy air escaping through the anus, but in this situation this is normal and expected. The connection between cervical cancer and proctoscopy is very unfortunate because the doctor recommends this procedure only when he suspects that the cancer had spread and affected the cells of the rectum.
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The cervical cancer is the second most common disease that affects the women all over the world. The first test that may detect abnormal cells into the cervix is the Pap smear test. The result of the test shows if the women has cervical cancer and the stage of the cancer and if she doesn’t have cervical cancer. The proctoscopy procedure is done in the advanced stages of the cervical cancer, when the disease has evolved and the abnormal cells have spread beyond the cervix. The proctoscopy is an examination of the rectum ( a 8 inch muscular tube that connects the large intestine (colon) to the anus the opening of the intestine that leads put of the body) using a proctoscope a special metal or plastic scope. Other diseases that can be diagnosed through the poctoscopy procedure are: the evaluation of abnormal results of a barium enema, to investigate causes of rectal bleeding, to check a possible return of rectal cancer ( to patients who have treated cancer). The doctor will offer specific instructions to the patient and will probably tell him to use a day before the procedure or even at his office an enema (medication that is inserted into the rectum to clean the bowel).
The proctoscopy is done at the clinic and first the doctor will insert gently a gloved finger into the anus of the patient to verify for tenderness or blockage, second the doctor will insert gently the lubricated proctoscope into the rectum and will pump air slowly to expand the rectum, third the doctor will insert a special instrument to remove growth or take a tissue sample, a biopsy. After the procedure is finished, the doctor will gently withdraw the proctoscope. The biopsy will be tested more detailed to a microscope to see if the tissue sample taken from inside the rectum has abnormal cells. The procedure is not a painful one, but some patients want local anesthesia. This procedure may last between 5 and 15 minutes and may have a little bit embarrassing noisy air escaping through the anus, but in this situation this is normal and expected. The connection between cervical cancer and proctoscopy is very unfortunate because the doctor recommends this procedure only when he suspects that the cancer had spread and affected the cells of the rectum.
Sodium Bicarbonate And Cervical Cancer
Published on Apr 21 2010, in the categories: Treatments
NaHCO3 rings you a bell? If I tell you that the NaHCO3 meaning sodium bicarbonate is a natural way used to treat cancer, what would you say? To be honest, I didn’t knew this either. The sodium bicarbonate therapy was first invented and applied by Dr. T. Simoncini, an Italian doctor specialized in oncology, diabetes, in metabolic disorders, doctor of philosophy and surgeon. Today more and more physicians and oncologist apply his therapy, but the therapy is not applied in regular Healthcare because they only use scientifically proved medicines and therapies. Dr. Simoncini sends his articles about the cases treated with this therapy to scientific magazines, he participates to many medical congresses, he makes contacts with oncologists, institutes national and international, but everybody wants clinical cases evidences. In order to accomplish this, he gathers documents to every patient that he treats with sodium bicarbonate against cancer. This method is nor expensive at all.
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In some cases this therapy witch consists in applying bottles of sodium bicarbonate solution for infusion, can be applied oneself to cancer types not infiltrated into the confined tissue, but in other cancer types the therapy should and must be applied by a doctor. This therapy can be applied in the same time with the traditional therapies ( for example: chemo or radiation treatment), but is not advisable to use it in the same time with other alternative therapies. The efficiency of the sodium bicarbonate therapy is conditioned by the fact that the sodium bicarbonate solution must be put in direct contact with the tissue affected by cancer. In order to insert the solution in places that the tumor is localized the doctors use infiltrations, catheters, clyster, drip infusion and irrigation. The sodium bicarbonate therapy has different rate of efficiency proportional with the stage of the cancer, if the cancer is in early stages and if the tumor is smaller then 3 cm the efficiency is all most 90%, in terminal cases, but with patients who have a good general health the efficiency is all most 50%, and for terminal patients with a weak general health the efficiency is very small.
This treatment last for a few months, doesn’t have severe side effects on patients, the side effects can be thirst and probably a little bit tired. This treatment may be use on child treatment, but the dosage needs to be applied proportional to the age, weight and to the type of the neoplastic formation of the child. Sodium bicarbonate and cervical cancer. The sodium bicarbonate therapy may be used to treat cervical cancer even if the cancer had spread beyond the uterus. The sodium bicarbonate solution will be administered directly into the pelvis, by inserting into the pelvis a trans-abdominal catheter. The cervical cancer should be treated with a douche of sodium bicarbonate in the uterus. This sodium bicarbonate treatment for cervical cancer should be done 6 days then 6 days break for 4 cycles, then the patients waits three weeks, if the lump doesn’t disappear, the patient will to repeat the treatment. The side effects of this alternative treatment can manifest like pain ( witch lasts a few minutes) and swelling. The doctor recommends to the patient to drink lots of fluids, to eat salt and sugar to meals and to take supplements like k, Mg, etc. In order to be applied all over the world to more and more patients who need it, this alternative method or treatment for cervical cancer should become more known to doctors, specialists, institutes
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In some cases this therapy witch consists in applying bottles of sodium bicarbonate solution for infusion, can be applied oneself to cancer types not infiltrated into the confined tissue, but in other cancer types the therapy should and must be applied by a doctor. This therapy can be applied in the same time with the traditional therapies ( for example: chemo or radiation treatment), but is not advisable to use it in the same time with other alternative therapies. The efficiency of the sodium bicarbonate therapy is conditioned by the fact that the sodium bicarbonate solution must be put in direct contact with the tissue affected by cancer. In order to insert the solution in places that the tumor is localized the doctors use infiltrations, catheters, clyster, drip infusion and irrigation. The sodium bicarbonate therapy has different rate of efficiency proportional with the stage of the cancer, if the cancer is in early stages and if the tumor is smaller then 3 cm the efficiency is all most 90%, in terminal cases, but with patients who have a good general health the efficiency is all most 50%, and for terminal patients with a weak general health the efficiency is very small.
This treatment last for a few months, doesn’t have severe side effects on patients, the side effects can be thirst and probably a little bit tired. This treatment may be use on child treatment, but the dosage needs to be applied proportional to the age, weight and to the type of the neoplastic formation of the child. Sodium bicarbonate and cervical cancer. The sodium bicarbonate therapy may be used to treat cervical cancer even if the cancer had spread beyond the uterus. The sodium bicarbonate solution will be administered directly into the pelvis, by inserting into the pelvis a trans-abdominal catheter. The cervical cancer should be treated with a douche of sodium bicarbonate in the uterus. This sodium bicarbonate treatment for cervical cancer should be done 6 days then 6 days break for 4 cycles, then the patients waits three weeks, if the lump doesn’t disappear, the patient will to repeat the treatment. The side effects of this alternative treatment can manifest like pain ( witch lasts a few minutes) and swelling. The doctor recommends to the patient to drink lots of fluids, to eat salt and sugar to meals and to take supplements like k, Mg, etc. In order to be applied all over the world to more and more patients who need it, this alternative method or treatment for cervical cancer should become more known to doctors, specialists, institutes
Multiple Treatments For Pre Cervical Cancer
Published on Apr 21 2010, in the categories: Treatments
When people go to doctor to take some medical analysis, usually undertake this task because they experience some symptoms or hardly ever for periodic checks. However, the results of the analysis may be a reason to become restless or frightening. If we talk about cervical cancer, more specifically of the possibility of receiving a call from the medical office that the result of your pap smear test came back abnormal. All women who receive this news, think at cervical cancer. After they gather more information about the cervical cancer and they talk with the doctor they realize that the result of the pas smear test may indicate a minor cervix problem that may be cured with or without treatment.
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What is a pap smear test? The Pap smear test is a sample of cells taken from the surface of the cervix and examined to the microscope. The result of the test may indicate long before the cancer to develop if the cells from the cervix have developed any abnormal changes. The pre cervical cancer is easy to treat and all most always prevents the development of the cervical cancer.
The classification of the Pap smear test result:
-normal, or a small variation of normal called “irritation”;
-probably normal, mild changes that should sure be evaluated further;
-pre-cancerous changes;
-invasive cancer .
What is cervical dysplasia? Cervical dysplasia represents a disordered growth of the cervix cells. In cervical dysplasia the organized growth process doesn’t exist. The mild dysplasia is characterized by only a few abnormal cells, while the moderate dyspasia is characterized by almost one half of the abnormal cells of the surface lining of the cervix.
Severe dysplasia or carcinoma in situ (“cancer in place”), in this case the all cells are abnormal, but the abnormal cells have not spread outside the surface of the cervix. The untreated dysplasia no matter the stage will cause invasive cervical cancer, that is the abnormal cells will spread in time and affect other organs of the body, lymph or blood.
The dysplasia may be determined on a routine Pap smear test and to determine the exact stage of the abnormal cells from the cervix a colposcopy is made.
The treatments for cervical dysplasia can be chosen taking into consideration the severity of the disease, the age of the woman, other gynecological problems that she might have, the financial possibility, etc.
The multiple treatments for cervical dysplasia include:
-cryotherapy (freezing) – is a not expensive procedure is made by placing a probe against the cervix, in order to cool the cervix to a sub-zero temperatures. The frozen cells are eliminated in the coming months through a heavy drain. This is not a sure procedure, because is possible to live behind abnormal cells. The stage of dysplasia treated with this disease is mild and moderate dysplasia, is not recommended to treat severe dysplasia or carcinoma-in situ.
-laser treatment – this treatment uses the carbon dioxide laser to vaporize the abnormal cells and creates little discomfort. This procedure is more expensive than the freezing, but is more efficient, dead tissue is not left behind.
-loop excision - this procedure is usually done under local anesthesia, causes little discomfort and is done by removing the abnormal cells from the cervix with a wire loop with electrical energy. This is a procedure used to diagnose and treat the disease in the same time.
-hysterectomy - this procedure is a major surgical procedure and is not recommended to women who want to have a baby in the future.
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What is a pap smear test? The Pap smear test is a sample of cells taken from the surface of the cervix and examined to the microscope. The result of the test may indicate long before the cancer to develop if the cells from the cervix have developed any abnormal changes. The pre cervical cancer is easy to treat and all most always prevents the development of the cervical cancer.
The classification of the Pap smear test result:
-normal, or a small variation of normal called “irritation”;
-probably normal, mild changes that should sure be evaluated further;
-pre-cancerous changes;
-invasive cancer .
What is cervical dysplasia? Cervical dysplasia represents a disordered growth of the cervix cells. In cervical dysplasia the organized growth process doesn’t exist. The mild dysplasia is characterized by only a few abnormal cells, while the moderate dyspasia is characterized by almost one half of the abnormal cells of the surface lining of the cervix.
Severe dysplasia or carcinoma in situ (“cancer in place”), in this case the all cells are abnormal, but the abnormal cells have not spread outside the surface of the cervix. The untreated dysplasia no matter the stage will cause invasive cervical cancer, that is the abnormal cells will spread in time and affect other organs of the body, lymph or blood.
The dysplasia may be determined on a routine Pap smear test and to determine the exact stage of the abnormal cells from the cervix a colposcopy is made.
The treatments for cervical dysplasia can be chosen taking into consideration the severity of the disease, the age of the woman, other gynecological problems that she might have, the financial possibility, etc.
The multiple treatments for cervical dysplasia include:
-cryotherapy (freezing) – is a not expensive procedure is made by placing a probe against the cervix, in order to cool the cervix to a sub-zero temperatures. The frozen cells are eliminated in the coming months through a heavy drain. This is not a sure procedure, because is possible to live behind abnormal cells. The stage of dysplasia treated with this disease is mild and moderate dysplasia, is not recommended to treat severe dysplasia or carcinoma-in situ.
-laser treatment – this treatment uses the carbon dioxide laser to vaporize the abnormal cells and creates little discomfort. This procedure is more expensive than the freezing, but is more efficient, dead tissue is not left behind.
-loop excision - this procedure is usually done under local anesthesia, causes little discomfort and is done by removing the abnormal cells from the cervix with a wire loop with electrical energy. This is a procedure used to diagnose and treat the disease in the same time.
-hysterectomy - this procedure is a major surgical procedure and is not recommended to women who want to have a baby in the future.
Treatment For Cervical Cancer
Published on Apr 01 2010, in the categories: Treatments
Well this is some info on cervical cancer detection and treatment.We must understand that the best weapon against any type of cancer is early detection.The sooner you seek help the more chances you have of surviving this dreadful disease.
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Also called a Pap test, not because of the papillomavirus, but after George Papanicolaou, inventor of the process. According to statistics, the Pap test could save the lives of at least 1 000 women in Canada each year. The test gives results that are both small tissue inflammation of hormonal than HPV infection, abnormal cells and cervical cancer. It can sometimes detect cancer of the body of the uterus (the endometrium). It is a simple and painless procedure that involves gently rubbing the area of the cervix with a small brush.
If results show a tissue defect is the appearance of the affected tissue, which guides how to act.When results are not quite normal, they are not necessarily very alarming either. This may occur if the smear has been performed around menstruation, or when a woman has a type of genital infection other than HPV. It may be that your doctor wants to repeat the exam after a few weeks. The results are often normal the second time.
Other results must be checked more thoroughly. If your doctor suspects abnormal cells or a tumor, he will prescribe an additional examination, usually a colposcopy. It is a test similar to the pelvic examination routine, except that the speculum is provided with a magnifying glass and a light that allows the doctor to better see the cervix in order to implement solutions that the color and highlight anomalies.
If your doctor noticed lesions on the walls of the cervix and if he suspected of containing abnormal cells or to form a tumor, a biopsy (taking a piece of tissue) will confirm the diagnosis.There are different types of biopsies. Your doctor will indicate which one works best for you. In fact, it is possible to completely remove small cancers using these processes. Sometimes women learn after a colposcopy, they were suffering from cancer and has been withdrawn. In most cases, no further treatment is necessary. The same procedures performed on an outpatient basis (that is to say without hospitalization) can be used to remove the abnormal cells.
For the moment, several provinces recommend that all women who have been sexually undergo Pap smear every 1 year or every 3 years. Specialist groups such as the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada and the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists of Canada expressed reservations on this frequency, because they recommend an annual review.Ask your doctor what would be a good frequency for you, given your particular circumstances.
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Also called a Pap test, not because of the papillomavirus, but after George Papanicolaou, inventor of the process. According to statistics, the Pap test could save the lives of at least 1 000 women in Canada each year. The test gives results that are both small tissue inflammation of hormonal than HPV infection, abnormal cells and cervical cancer. It can sometimes detect cancer of the body of the uterus (the endometrium). It is a simple and painless procedure that involves gently rubbing the area of the cervix with a small brush.
If results show a tissue defect is the appearance of the affected tissue, which guides how to act.When results are not quite normal, they are not necessarily very alarming either. This may occur if the smear has been performed around menstruation, or when a woman has a type of genital infection other than HPV. It may be that your doctor wants to repeat the exam after a few weeks. The results are often normal the second time.
Other results must be checked more thoroughly. If your doctor suspects abnormal cells or a tumor, he will prescribe an additional examination, usually a colposcopy. It is a test similar to the pelvic examination routine, except that the speculum is provided with a magnifying glass and a light that allows the doctor to better see the cervix in order to implement solutions that the color and highlight anomalies.
If your doctor noticed lesions on the walls of the cervix and if he suspected of containing abnormal cells or to form a tumor, a biopsy (taking a piece of tissue) will confirm the diagnosis.There are different types of biopsies. Your doctor will indicate which one works best for you. In fact, it is possible to completely remove small cancers using these processes. Sometimes women learn after a colposcopy, they were suffering from cancer and has been withdrawn. In most cases, no further treatment is necessary. The same procedures performed on an outpatient basis (that is to say without hospitalization) can be used to remove the abnormal cells.
For the moment, several provinces recommend that all women who have been sexually undergo Pap smear every 1 year or every 3 years. Specialist groups such as the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada and the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists of Canada expressed reservations on this frequency, because they recommend an annual review.Ask your doctor what would be a good frequency for you, given your particular circumstances.
Treatment For Cervical Cancer
Published on Apr 01 2010, in the categories: Treatments
The treatment of advanced or disseminated tumors very often involves radiation. In fact, it is possible to cure cervical cancer using only radiotherapy, even when the tumor has spread.
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In some cases, the cancer has spread over long distances in the pelvis (eg. To the bladder and rectum), but did not invade the lungs or other organs. Radiation therapy is usually tried first but if that fails, a surgical procedure called exenteration may be effective. The exenteration is a process that involves removing all the pelvic organs and replace them with artificial devices and graft tissues from the treated individual. This technique produces a radical cure rate of approximately 50%.
The risk of cervical cancer can be greatly reduced if you avoid HPV infections. However, infection with HPV is very common for both men and women, and only a small percentage of these infections can cause problems. Most people have been infected in adolescence or early adulthood, long before that the relationship between this virus and cervical cancer is known to anyone.
If you have not been affected by the infection, protect yourself by practicing safe sex: use condoms. Please be aware that condoms only protect the areas they cover. Because condoms do not cover all the areas you may touch during sexual activity, HPV can be spread by skin contact, even that of the person who wears a condom. However, given that condoms cover the greater part of the genital areas that make contact during sex, they reduce the risk of exposure to HPV even if they do not prevent it completely.
If you manage to quit smoking, you also have a better chance to prevent cervical cancer.
Vaccination is another way to prevent cervical cancer. The first vaccination against HPV in the world has been approved in Canada and the United States in 2006. This vaccine protects against 4 types of human papillomavirus. Studies have shown that the vaccine prevents the infection very effectively cause 4 types of HPV that cause genital warts, cervical cancer, precancerous lesions of the cervix and cancers of the vulva and vagina.
The vaccine is now available for young women ages 9 to 26 years. Although the vaccine protects against future infection HPV, it has no effect on HPV infection in progress. Therefore, the best candidates for this vaccination are girls who have not yet begun their sex lives, since they have not yet been exposed to HPV. But women who were already sexually active may also reap the benefits of the vaccine if they have not yet contracted HPV. The vaccination is given in 3 doses over a period of 6 months.
Prevention
The cervical cancer is screened using the Pap smear
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In some cases, the cancer has spread over long distances in the pelvis (eg. To the bladder and rectum), but did not invade the lungs or other organs. Radiation therapy is usually tried first but if that fails, a surgical procedure called exenteration may be effective. The exenteration is a process that involves removing all the pelvic organs and replace them with artificial devices and graft tissues from the treated individual. This technique produces a radical cure rate of approximately 50%.
The risk of cervical cancer can be greatly reduced if you avoid HPV infections. However, infection with HPV is very common for both men and women, and only a small percentage of these infections can cause problems. Most people have been infected in adolescence or early adulthood, long before that the relationship between this virus and cervical cancer is known to anyone.
If you have not been affected by the infection, protect yourself by practicing safe sex: use condoms. Please be aware that condoms only protect the areas they cover. Because condoms do not cover all the areas you may touch during sexual activity, HPV can be spread by skin contact, even that of the person who wears a condom. However, given that condoms cover the greater part of the genital areas that make contact during sex, they reduce the risk of exposure to HPV even if they do not prevent it completely.
If you manage to quit smoking, you also have a better chance to prevent cervical cancer.
Vaccination is another way to prevent cervical cancer. The first vaccination against HPV in the world has been approved in Canada and the United States in 2006. This vaccine protects against 4 types of human papillomavirus. Studies have shown that the vaccine prevents the infection very effectively cause 4 types of HPV that cause genital warts, cervical cancer, precancerous lesions of the cervix and cancers of the vulva and vagina.
The vaccine is now available for young women ages 9 to 26 years. Although the vaccine protects against future infection HPV, it has no effect on HPV infection in progress. Therefore, the best candidates for this vaccination are girls who have not yet begun their sex lives, since they have not yet been exposed to HPV. But women who were already sexually active may also reap the benefits of the vaccine if they have not yet contracted HPV. The vaccination is given in 3 doses over a period of 6 months.
Prevention
The cervical cancer is screened using the Pap smear
HPV Infection And Cervical Cancer
Published on Mar 15 2010, in the categories: Causes, Facts, HPV, Signs, Treatments, Useful info, diagnosis
HPV is the abbreviation of "human papilloma virus, also known under the term" papillomavirus.In most cases, HPV is transmitted through sexual contact. It is considered the leading sexually transmitted infection in the United States. In some rare cases the virus can lead to the dreaded cancer of the cervix.
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The virus is spread by sexual contact. It is the direct contact of skin to skin contact with the penis, scrotum, vagina, vulva, anus, mouth or other body parts of an infected person for there to be transmitted. HPV is not transmitted by blood.
Symptoms - Genital warts are a sign of HPV infection. However, in most cases, HPV infection is a "discreet". In other words, many infected individuals who show no obvious sign of infection.
HPV affect the anogenital region of both the man and of woman. In women, this includes the vulva, cervix and anus. In humans, this region includes the penis, scrotum and anus. Because of these physical differences due to gender, the HPV affect men and women differently.
In women, HPV infection can affect the cells of the cervix as follows:
* The inactive or latent infection, which affected cells remain normal. There are no signs or symptoms of infection so much that you can never know that you are infected. Your body fights the virus in a manner that is not clear.
* Active infection when the infected cells of the cervix showed microscopic changes. These abnormal changes can be detected with a smear that examines a sample of cells from the cervix.
Evolution - Depending on the type of HPV present, the infection can progress to one or other of two extremes:
* The abnormal cells "dissipate spontaneously, that is to say that the infection becomes inactive and no longer poses significant problems for health. An inactive infection can become active again without knowing clearly why.
* Abnormal cervical cells may gradually evolve to cancer of the cervix uteri. According to tests, over 90% of women suffering from cancer of the cervix were also HPV.
Both for men and for women, HPV can affect the skin of the region by developing genital warts called condylomas. These have genital warts look like small cauliflower or they are flat.
Most types of HPV are harmless, that is to say they do not cause cancer. We have identified about 13 types of HPV that are linked with different types of cancers of the anus, penis, vulva and cervix.
Diagnosis
For many women, the first sign of an HPV infection will come from results of a smear of the cervix. These smears are very important to quickly detect abnormal cells. Men are not subjected to the usual way to test for HPV, the examination of the genital area becomes important in order to detect genital warts
Treatment - In the event of abnormal cells were found using the Pap test, your doctor will monitor you closely and may require further investigation. Treatments such as cryotherapy or laser surgery may be necessary to remove the abnormal cells. Care will depend on several factors including the degree of abnormality of cells revealed by the smear.
Visible genital warts that cause bothersome symptoms or cosmetic concerns may be addressed. Pharmaceuticals may be applied. The eradication of these warts often requires multiple treatments. In cases of infection with a high number of warts, treatments such as cryotherapy, laser surgery or surgery may be necessary to completely eliminate the HPV infection. Remove visible warts does not necessarily HPV. The warts may reappear. Prevention - If you're sexually active, the avoidance of contact with an infected person and limit your number of sexual partners may reduce the risk of infection.
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The virus is spread by sexual contact. It is the direct contact of skin to skin contact with the penis, scrotum, vagina, vulva, anus, mouth or other body parts of an infected person for there to be transmitted. HPV is not transmitted by blood.
Symptoms - Genital warts are a sign of HPV infection. However, in most cases, HPV infection is a "discreet". In other words, many infected individuals who show no obvious sign of infection.
HPV affect the anogenital region of both the man and of woman. In women, this includes the vulva, cervix and anus. In humans, this region includes the penis, scrotum and anus. Because of these physical differences due to gender, the HPV affect men and women differently.
In women, HPV infection can affect the cells of the cervix as follows:
* The inactive or latent infection, which affected cells remain normal. There are no signs or symptoms of infection so much that you can never know that you are infected. Your body fights the virus in a manner that is not clear.
* Active infection when the infected cells of the cervix showed microscopic changes. These abnormal changes can be detected with a smear that examines a sample of cells from the cervix.
Evolution - Depending on the type of HPV present, the infection can progress to one or other of two extremes:
* The abnormal cells "dissipate spontaneously, that is to say that the infection becomes inactive and no longer poses significant problems for health. An inactive infection can become active again without knowing clearly why.
* Abnormal cervical cells may gradually evolve to cancer of the cervix uteri. According to tests, over 90% of women suffering from cancer of the cervix were also HPV.
Both for men and for women, HPV can affect the skin of the region by developing genital warts called condylomas. These have genital warts look like small cauliflower or they are flat.
Most types of HPV are harmless, that is to say they do not cause cancer. We have identified about 13 types of HPV that are linked with different types of cancers of the anus, penis, vulva and cervix.
Diagnosis
For many women, the first sign of an HPV infection will come from results of a smear of the cervix. These smears are very important to quickly detect abnormal cells. Men are not subjected to the usual way to test for HPV, the examination of the genital area becomes important in order to detect genital warts
Treatment - In the event of abnormal cells were found using the Pap test, your doctor will monitor you closely and may require further investigation. Treatments such as cryotherapy or laser surgery may be necessary to remove the abnormal cells. Care will depend on several factors including the degree of abnormality of cells revealed by the smear.
Visible genital warts that cause bothersome symptoms or cosmetic concerns may be addressed. Pharmaceuticals may be applied. The eradication of these warts often requires multiple treatments. In cases of infection with a high number of warts, treatments such as cryotherapy, laser surgery or surgery may be necessary to completely eliminate the HPV infection. Remove visible warts does not necessarily HPV. The warts may reappear. Prevention - If you're sexually active, the avoidance of contact with an infected person and limit your number of sexual partners may reduce the risk of infection.
Treatment Of Cervical Cancer
Published on Mar 08 2010, in the categories: Treatments, Useful info
Smears, colonoscopy... From diagnosis to treatment, the treatment of lesions and cancer of the cervix contains many terms barbarians that we propose to clarify. Overview of the management. Uterine cervix cancer treatment on virtually all cervical cancers of the uterus due to infection by a papilloma virus says. Most often, the body will spontaneously eliminate the virus, but sometimes the infection persists.
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Injury to cause cervical cell abnormalities in an area privileged and vulnerable: the transformation zone. The infected cells then undergo morphological changes that are detected during smears. It is these anomalies that can potentially develop into cancer.
Smear diagnosis
In cases of abnormal smears, colposcopy may be performed. This examination of the cervix, performed with a magnifying glass, you can view the lesions as "spots" which can then be removed. Using these biopsies, we can specify the exact nature of injuries:
Low-grade lesions called condyloma plan yet - mild dysplasia or CIN grade 1;
High-grade lesion called moderate to severe dysplasia or CIN grade 2 or 3;.
Sometimes abnormal cells found are nonspecific. These abnormalities usually reactive not underpinned by a real injury. These anomalies are also called ASCUS (atypical cells of undefined nature).
These lesions are seen in varying degrees as abnormalities in cancer risk. Not detected, they can make the bed of cervical cancer in a time relatively long.
The treatment of lesions caused by HPV
When we talk about treatment, we prefer not to speak of HPV infection but rather to damage induced by HPV. Indeed, there is no treatment of latent infection. The management target and the consequences and effects of viruses on the mucous membrane, that is to say damage caused by the virus:
In the case of condyloma acuminata (genital warts or rooster combs) available to stimulate local immunity in the form of cream and medical treatment of destructive lesions. When the lesions are extensive or located on several sites (anus, vagina, cervix, vulva), we may use their destruction laser which can treat all abnormalities in one. This gesture is made when the operating room with anesthesia. The treatment of genital warts by chemical or surgical methods gives good results in terms of healing and aesthetically. The full success of management depends on the location of warts, their scope and immune profile of the patient.
In the case of mild dysplasia (CIN1), the treatment does not always needed because these lesions can disappear spontaneously after a few months. If for personal reasons the patient wishes to be treated, when these lesions are located outside of the cervix are destroyed by laser vaporization. With this technique, the success of treatment is about 85 to 90%. This simple gesture is performed as an outpatient with or without local anesthesia;
<-336x280 Large Rectangle - center->
Injury to cause cervical cell abnormalities in an area privileged and vulnerable: the transformation zone. The infected cells then undergo morphological changes that are detected during smears. It is these anomalies that can potentially develop into cancer.
Smear diagnosis
In cases of abnormal smears, colposcopy may be performed. This examination of the cervix, performed with a magnifying glass, you can view the lesions as "spots" which can then be removed. Using these biopsies, we can specify the exact nature of injuries:
Low-grade lesions called condyloma plan yet - mild dysplasia or CIN grade 1;
High-grade lesion called moderate to severe dysplasia or CIN grade 2 or 3;.
Sometimes abnormal cells found are nonspecific. These abnormalities usually reactive not underpinned by a real injury. These anomalies are also called ASCUS (atypical cells of undefined nature).
These lesions are seen in varying degrees as abnormalities in cancer risk. Not detected, they can make the bed of cervical cancer in a time relatively long.
The treatment of lesions caused by HPV
When we talk about treatment, we prefer not to speak of HPV infection but rather to damage induced by HPV. Indeed, there is no treatment of latent infection. The management target and the consequences and effects of viruses on the mucous membrane, that is to say damage caused by the virus:
In the case of condyloma acuminata (genital warts or rooster combs) available to stimulate local immunity in the form of cream and medical treatment of destructive lesions. When the lesions are extensive or located on several sites (anus, vagina, cervix, vulva), we may use their destruction laser which can treat all abnormalities in one. This gesture is made when the operating room with anesthesia. The treatment of genital warts by chemical or surgical methods gives good results in terms of healing and aesthetically. The full success of management depends on the location of warts, their scope and immune profile of the patient.
In the case of mild dysplasia (CIN1), the treatment does not always needed because these lesions can disappear spontaneously after a few months. If for personal reasons the patient wishes to be treated, when these lesions are located outside of the cervix are destroyed by laser vaporization. With this technique, the success of treatment is about 85 to 90%. This simple gesture is performed as an outpatient with or without local anesthesia;