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Cervical cancer is second only to breast cancer in terms of how many women it affects. It frequently affects sexually active females, especially if they began earlier in life. This is because increased sexual activity increases the risk of exposure to the human papilloma virus, which is thought to be one of the main causes of cervical cancer.
Causes of cervical cancer
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Why does cervical cancer develop? The straightforward response is that, as of right now, there is no known cause of cervical cancer, and all publications written, including mine, merely discuss risk factors.
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Human papillomavirus is one of the major risk factors for developing cancer of the cervix in the future. Herps simplex virus type 2 is another virus that can do the same, and both are sexually transmitted diseases, making them a likely match. Early sexual activity, multiple sexual partners, and multiparty interactions are also risk factors. Low immunity is also a risk factor, as it occurs in patients with diseases like diabetes that lower immunity. Smoking and low socioeconomic status are also risk factors.
Age of the patient is also crucial because cancer of the cervix typically affects women between the ages of 45 and 55. It also tends to affect women of darker races because these women are more likely to have low socioeconomic statuses, which can lead to early marriage, frequent relationships, poor hygiene, and multipartying.
HPV and cervical cancer
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There is an area in the cervix called the transformation zone, and it is clear from the name that this area is at risk for changing from normal cervical tissue to an abnormal area. HPV is the most important risk factor for causing cancer of the cervix, as it alters the normal cervical environment. This occurs because there is an increase in the female hormone oestrogen during these times.
what happens is that the virus at that time begins to integrate with the cells of these area and causes changing in their DNA content through multiple operations, which ended by changing these cells from healthy cervical cells to dysplastic cells, which are considered to be in the pre-cancer stage, and then these cells change to malignant cells and females begin to have what is known as cervical cancer.
How to avoid HPV ?
Avoidance is easy and straightforward because it begins with having a protected sexual life, good hygiene, quitting smoking, and the most crucial method of prevention is early screening and follow-up screening, as explained in the cancer cervix screening programme.
Cervical cancer statistics
Cervical cancer varies depending on the nation and also depending on race because, as was already mentioned, dark races are more likely to experience it.
Since the United States is the best country for keeping records, records from the CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) in 2007 show that there were 12,280 cases of cervical cancer in the country and 4,021 deaths as a result. This rate is thought to be declining, in part because more women are aware of cancer screening programmes and regularly check their pap smears, which is a positive development.
Additionally, in the United States, 10,800 new cases are diagnosed each year, with more cases among people of dark races. In addition to other factors, such as those listed above, this may be because of a lack of screening. This study is supported by the CDC and is thought to have accurate data.
