Cervical Cancer Symptoms, Prevention and Treatment [2020]

Cervical cancer symptoms you should ALWAYS know. Cervical cancer is preventable as long as patients have access to 2 things. Keep watching…


This video is intended to be informational only. It is not a medical consultation, nor is it personalized medical advice. For medical advice, please consult your physician.


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In the United States, 14,000 patients get cervical cancer each year and 4,300 patients die from cervical cancer each year. Worldwide, it's an even bigger issue because over 260,000 patients globally die each year. The interesting thing is that the virus responsible for causing most cervical cancer, 80% of the population is actually exposed to it in the United States.


Some signs and symptoms of cervical cancer.

If you have cervical cancer, you can get abnormal vaginal bleeding so you may have bleeding, even when you're not on your menstrual cycle. You may also have some spotting or some bleeding after sexual intercourse.

Other symptoms of cervical cancer will include pain especially pelvic pain and if that cervical cancer has spread or has become very invasive, you can even get kidney failure. This is because the cervical tumor can actually block the flow of urine from the kidneys. So these are the signs and symptoms of cervical cancer, but the goal is to prevent cervical cancer so you never had to endure these signs and symptoms.


So how do we prevent cervical cancer?

We do so with screening and prevention. And our two main tools are the pap smear and the HPV vaccination.

So let's start with the HPV vaccination.
HPV is also known as human papillomavirus. It's actually a sexually transmitted infection, it's an STI and it's the most common sexually transmitted infection. The tricky thing about HPV is that if you have HPV and you're a carrier, you likely have no symptoms. So if you're someone who has had an abnormal pap smear and they told you it's because you got HPV, please don't automatically be mad at your partner because your partner was likely a carrier who had zero symptoms, no way of knowing.

79 million Americans have HPV and it's estimated that 14 million more will get HPV this year. So again, HPV is a sexually transmitted infection. It comes from skin-to-skin sexual contact. That means you can get it from vaginal sex, from anal sex, from oral sex, even from hand to genital contact. You cannot get it from things like sitting on a toilet. That is a myth. To prevent getting HPV, abstinence from all sexual activity is, of course, the best way.




Let me ask you this. What do you think about offering this HPV vaccination at such a young age? At 11 or even as young as 9 years old. Should parents get their young kids vaccinated against this sexually transmitted infection? Or is that too young?



Depending on your risks, you may only need a pap smear every three years. But again, make sure you consult your gynecologist or start with your primary care physician to find out how often you need the pap smear.

Pap smears again are very important because they detect cancer cells at an early stage so you can actually catch cervical cancer when it's in a precancerous state and this is another very effective tool for preventing cervical cancer. If you do actually develop cervical cancer, there are treatments. If it's caught at an early stage, you may be able to have a certain procedure where those cancerous cells are removed with something called the LEEP procedure. Make sure you consult your gynecologist to find out what's best for you.




If the stage of cancer is further progressed, then you may actually need surgery or even chemotherapy and radiation. But again, the key is prevention. So please consult your physician and make sure you take care of your cervical health. It is very important for ladies to be proactive and to take care of cervical health.

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