Catch it early save your life.

Age Related?

I am only 21 years old, so does that mean that I do not have to worry about cancer?

Good question.  Hetty, would you be willing to answer that question?

Sure

Thanks

Today we are discussing cancer of the cervix.  Specifically metastatic cervical cancer can happen to anyone at any age.  Cervical cancer is one cancer that occurs in both younger and older women.  It is most common among women who have been or are sexually active. I will now give you information about how to detect cervical cancer early, how to treat it, and save women’s lives. One can prevent cervical cancer by early detection and appropriate treatment. Here are the four topics that we will discuss about cervical cancer:

1) Description, 2) Risk, 3) Detection, and 4) Treatments. 

Number 1: 

Description of cervical cancer.  The cervix is at the top of your vagina and is the bottom portion of the uterus.  Your fallopian tubes and ovaries are above the uterus.  The cervix has a canal that opens into the vagina.  Semen flows into the uterus through the cervix.  Menstrual flow exits the uterus through the cervical canal, and babies are also born through the same canal.  Cervical cancer happens when a cell in the cervix becomes damaged while it is dividing.  It then multiplies and can grow into a cancer tumor that is malignant.