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Ten Facts about Cervical Cancer

Posted by admin On January - 20 - 2009

After searching about cervical cancer, i found ten fact about cervical cancer. I found these cervical cancer facts from some resources such as wikipedia, british medical journal and others.  Let’s take a look on these facts:

1.  five hundred thousand new cases of cervical cancer identified each year

2. eighty percent of cervical cancer occur in developing country

3. At least 200.000 women die because of cervical cancer each year

4. Cervical cancer is the third most commong cancer worldwide

5. The cause of cervical cancer is unknown, it seem related to multiple factor

6. Cervical cancer more prevalent in low socioeconomic women

7. Cervical cancer correlated with first coitus at early stage

8. Cervical cancer correlated with multiple sexual partners

9. Multiparity women have high risk to cervical cancer

10. Epidemiology data shows that cervical cancer is the most common malignancy of the female in developing country

Do you found other facts about cervical cancer. Please mention here..It is nice to discuss about cervical cancer facts!

Nine Cervical Cancer Risk Factors

Posted by admin On January - 20 - 2009

Cervical cancer is one of most dangerous malignancy in female. Although cervical cancer is a dangerous killer, it is preventable. To prevent cervical cancer, we must avoid risk factor. Some of risk factor can be avoided, but unfortunately some factor cannot be avoided. The nine cervical cancer risk factor which can be avoided are:

1. HPV infection

2. Multiple sexual partner

3. Promiscuous partner

4. Early sexual intercourse

5. Early child bearing

6. Multiparity

7. Prior Sexual Transmitted Diseases

8. Cigarette smoking

9. Immunodeficiency

All of above risk can be avoided. You can prevent cervical cancer if you have only one faithful sexual partner.  Do not think to dishonest or having multiple sexual partner, it will give you risk to have cervical cancer. Having faithful wife or husband also can protect you from sexual transmitted disease, such as HIV which make you lack of immune system. Avoid these nine cervical cancer risk factor and you will become free from cervical cancer’s fear!

What is Cervical Cancer?

Posted by admin On January - 20 - 2009

What is cervical cancer” was familiar for us. We can know fact about cervical cancer from a lot of refference, such as wikipedia, cancer.gov, or from medlinePlus. Cervical cancer is malignant tumor of the cervix uteri or cervical area. Cervical area of the uterus, which usually called “uterine cervix”, is the part of uterus which connects uterine body to the vaginal. Most of cervical cancer start at transformation zone, place where endocervix (The part of the cervix closest to the body of the uterus) and ectocervix (The part of the cervix closest to the vagina) meet.
Now, clinician give attention to epidemiology of cervical cancer because cervical cancer has high incidence. Cervical Cancer also has high mortality. Most of cervical cancer occurs in developing country.