uterus cancer (kanker rahim)

UTERUS CANCER (ovarian)

Until now, cervical cancer is known as the "silent killer" because it is usually difficult to be detected until an advanced stage.


Non-specific symptoms of ovarian cancer. Recent studies have shown that cervical cancer patients typically experience the following symptoms are persistent:

    * Abdominal pressure (feeling full, swelling or bloating)
    * Feeling the urge to urinate constantly

Other symptoms include:

    * Digestive disorders that persist (gas or nausea)
    * Changes to Chapter habit for no apparent reason, such as constipation
    * Loss of appetite or feeling full quickly
    * Pain during intercourse (dyspareunia)
    * Weak and exhausted sustainable
    * Pain in the area around the waist / hip
    * Changes in the menstrual cycle

WHEN TO THE DOCTOR
Visit your doctor if you experience symptoms of abdominal swelling, bloating, pain in the abdomen / pelvis continuously for more than a few weeks. If the doctor does not find a diagnosis of cancer of the uterus, make sure you get a second opinion. Sure your doctor performs a pelvic exam.

Your doctor may recommend one or more of the following tests to diagnose cervical cancer:

    * Ultrasonography (USG).
    * CA-125 tumor marker. Many women with ovarian cancer have an abnormal CA 125 levels in their blood.
    * CT SCAN or MRI

If this test leads to cervical cancer, surgery will be performed (laparaskopi) which is taken a small incision in the abdomen and the abdominal cavity exploration to determine whether there is cancer. If cervical cancer is confirmed, the surgeon and the pathologist will identify the type of tumor and determine whether the cancer has spread.

STADIUM UTERUS CANCER

    * Stage I. cancer limited to one or both ovaries.
    * Stage II. The cancer has spread to other locations in the pelvis, such as the uterus or fallopian tubes.
    * Stage III. The cancer has spread to the lining of the abdomen (peritoneum) or to lymph nodes in the abdomen.
    * Stage IV. Ovarian cancer has spread to organs outside the abdomen.


Picture: Uterus Cancer Stage III

Cervical cancer treatment usually involves a combination of surgery and chemotherapy.

SURGICAL OPERATION
In general, patients with cervical cancer requires extensive surgery that included removal of both ovaries, fallopian tubes and uterus as well as nearby lymph nodes and abdominal fat folds of tissue known as the omentum, where ovarian cancer often spreads.

CHEMOTHERAPY
After surgery, you will most likely undergo chemotherapy to kill cancer cells remaining. Initial regimen for ovarian cancer includes a combination of carboplatin (Paraplatin) and paclitaxel (Taxol) is injected into the bloodstream (intravenously). Side effects - including abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting - may occur.

RADIATION
Radiation is usually not considered effective for cervical cancer.