Cervical cancer occurs when its cells begin to change its nature and function as a result of the destruction of cells and this situation leads to the growth of these cells in normal way and to cancer, which affects the nearby tissues.
When these cancerous changes start, it will be limited in the outer layer of the cervix for a period ranging from 2-10 years before it begins to attack the deep layer of the cervix and then begin to attack the tissues and organs near the uterus, the bladder and rectum.
Symptoms of cervical cancer are: Vaginal discharge may not have a color or accompanied by blood and is accompanied by itching, bleeding after sexual intercourse and pain during sexual intercourse.
Many reasons may cause the cervical cancer, such as: Smoking, use the pill for a long time, multiplicity of sexual practices illegal and incidence of herpes or syphilis.
Following steps are taken in diagnosing this kind of cancer:
1. Taking a sample from the cervix and examined experimentally to make sure that there are cancer cells or not.
2. Urography with the use of colored material Barium.
3. Colonography with the use of colored material Barium.
4. Work of the CT scan.
Doctors can select one of the two methods of Treatment: surgical removal of the cervix and sometimes the uterus or radiotherapy external and internal to the cervix.