Is cervical cancer symptomatic?

summary

Cervical cancer is the most common gynecological malignancy. The high incidence age of carcinoma in situ is 30-35 years old, and that of invasive carcinoma is 45-55 years old. In recent decades, cervical cytology screening has been widely applied, which has made cervical cancer and precancerous lesions early discovered and treated. The incidence rate and mortality rate of cervical cancer have decreased significantly. Is cervical cancer symptomatic? Let's talk about it.

Is cervical cancer symptomatic?

(1) The early stage of vaginal bleeding was mostly contact bleeding; The middle and late stage was irregular vaginal bleeding. The amount of bleeding varies according to the size of the lesion and the invasion of interstitial blood vessels. Young patients can also show prolonged menstruation and increased menstrual volume; Elderly patients often have irregular vaginal bleeding after menopause. The general exophytic type had the symptoms of vaginal bleeding earlier and the amount of bleeding was large; Endophytic type appeared later.

(2) Vaginal discharge most patients have vaginal discharge, the liquid is white or bloody, can be thin, such as water or rice hogwash, or have a fishy smell. Advanced patients with cancer necrosis associated with infection, there may be a large number of rice soup like or purulent stench leucorrhea.

(3) According to the extent of the tumor involved, different secondary symptoms appeared in the late stage. Such as frequent urination, urgency of urination, constipation, swelling and pain of lower limbs, etc; Ureteral obstruction, hydronephrosis and uremia can be caused when ureter is compressed or involved by cancer; In the late stage, anemia, cachexia and other systemic failure symptoms can be found.

matters needing attention

1. Popularize cancer prevention knowledge, carry out sexual health education, and advocate late marriage and less childbearing. 2. Pay attention to high-risk factors and high-risk groups, and see a doctor in time for those with abnormal symptoms. 3. Early detection, diagnosis and treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, blocking the occurrence of cervical invasive cancer. 4. Improve and play the role of women's cancer prevention and health care network, carry out cervical cancer screening, and achieve early detection, early diagnosis and early treatment.