Cervical Cancer : Severely Dangerous...

Cervical cancer, also known as uterine or endometrial cancer is said to be a common cancer that affects the female reproductive system. Statistics from the World Health Organisation (WHO) reveal that cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women. In 2018, WHO indicates that an estimated 570,000 women were diagnosed with cervical cancer worldwide and about 311, 000 women died from the disease.
Experts say cervical cancer is a type of cancer that occurs in the cells of the cervix, the lower part of the uterus that connects to the vagina. The main types of cervical cancers are: squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma. Squamous cell carcinoma is that type of cervical cancer which begins in the thin, flat cells (squamous cells) lining the outer part of the cervix, which projects into the vagina. Most cervical cancers are squamous cell carcinomas. Adenocarcinoma occurs in the column-shaped glandular cells that line the cervical canal. Doctors say, sometimes, both types of cells are involved in cervical cancer. Very rarely, cancer occurs in other cells in the cervix.
Cervical cancer begins when healthy cells in the cervix develop changes (mutations) in their DNA. A cell's DNA, experts explain, contains the instructions that tell a cell what to do. Healthy cells grow and multiply at a set rate, eventually dying at a set time. The mutations tell the cells to grow and multiply out of control, and they do not die. The accumulating abnormal cells form a mass (tumor). Cancer cells invade nearby tissues and can break off from a tumor to spread (metastasize) elsewhere in the body.
Doctors say early-stage of cervical cancer generally produces no signs or symptoms. However, signs and symptoms of more-advanced cervical cancer include: vaginal bleeding after intercourse, between periods or after menopause,...