Cervical cancer is the third most common in women

Cervical cancer is the third most common tumor in women. According to the National Cancer Institute (INCA), in 2018, more than 16,370 cases have been identified in the country. The latest INCA survey, conducted in 2015, indicates that 5,727 women have died from this type of cancer.

Anna Paula Freitas Leme, a specialist in gynecology, believes that it is fundamental to fight and inform the public so that she regularly seeks out a professional. to the disease. "The prevention of the onset of cancer is subject to a simple and inexpensive, preventive [Papanicolau] examination.This is already sufficient for the diagnostic investigation."

One of the ways to prevent the disease is to vaccinate against human papillomavirus (HPV). girls must be vaccinated between 9 and 14 years old and boys between 11 and 14 years old. However, the doctor says that is not enough. "Vaccination does not exclude the use of condoms,"

Contagion can occur during intercourse, but also, although rare, during childbirth. Case processing is indicated individually. In cancer cases, the disease can be treated surgically. , chemotherapy and radiotherapy

Anna Paula notes that in most cases the disease has no symptoms, there may be no lesion or only be identified under the microscope. "It is estimated that only about 5% of people HPV-infected patients will develop some symptoms."

Patients may still have a predisposition to cancer and complications of the cervix in the uterus reason for habits such as smoking, early onset of bad life, high number of badual partners, immunity and even age, since most infections in women under 30 years of age regress.