Uterine cancer
Disease information
Uterine cancer
Uterine cancer
.
This
cancer
is the number one in frequency of gynecological
tumors
in women and the fourth in frequency in women.
Had the highest incidence in women aged 60 or 70 years.
Women who suffer most are those in developed countries and 80% of them are already in
menopause
.
Less than 5% of cases of
uterine
cancer
occur in women under 40.
Risk Factors.
HORMONES:
Exposure of the
female
body for
a
long time to
female
hormones such as estrogen. The risk is 4 or 8 times that of the population of women not exposed.
Stein - Leventhal
syndrome
.
Nulliparity and
infertility
. The ongoing stimulus that hormones have on the uterus when it fails to accommodate
a
child,
has
been viewed as
a
risk factor.
And
menstrual
disorders
Menstrual
Cycle Anovular: that is, or that women
menstrúa
but
not ovulate or that the
menstrual
cycle of women
was
altered both in arrears or advances as in amount of
bleeding
.
OBESITY
,
DIABETES
,
HYPERTENSION
AND EXPOSURE TO
RADIATION
: have been associated with the
generation
of
uterine
cancer
.
Other cancers IN THE
FAMILY
:
Family
history of the emergence of other cancers, such as having
a
family
history of
breast
cancer
, colon or rectum. Having suffered
a
type of
ovarian
tumor, which originates in the layer of the granulosa.
Women who have advanced
liver
disease
maintain blood levels of estrogen than the usual, this being
a
risk factor for
cancer
of the uterus.
Prevention.
Cancer
is curable if detected in time, fortunately, the most
common
are easier to detect through simple tests.
The control of
cancer
of the uterus is carried out by means of smear on average every 6 months or
a
year, as indicated by the
doctor
.
It should carry out this study after the start of the
sexually
active.
Early diagnosis of
cancer
of the uterus: 1. Exploration pelvis.
Every 3 years between 20 - 40 years.
Annually over 40 years.
2. Cytology in
menopause
in high - risk groups.
3. High risk:
Infertility
.
Obesity
.
Ovulatory
disorder
.
Estrogen treatment.
Metrorrhagia.
Other factors of prevention include:
Pregnancies are carried to term.
When the onset of
menstruation
(menarche) occurs above 15 years.
The use of oral contraceptives.
Though
it may seem
a
contradiction in the use of snuff in women who have undergone
menopause
has
been described as
a
protective factor, or at least is associated with
a
lower incidence of
cancer
of the uterus.
Treatment.
The combination of chemotherapy and rays may reduce the risk of death by half.
The surgery is routine treatment for the early stages of
cancer
in the cervix. The beam therapy is used when the evil
has
spread.
The medicines make the tumor more vulnerable to lightning and takes less force to recover from the damage.
The cisplatin,
a
drug usually used in chemotherapy, works better in combination with the beam therapy.
Side effects of combination therapy include nausea, vomiting and
anemia
level much higher than that experienced by women who are subjected only to beam therapy.
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