The degree of uterine cancer. How can you recognize?

Uterine cancer is considered a common malignant disease of the female reproductive system. Distinguish between diseases of body and cervix, in addition, there are four degrees of cervical cancer. In most cases, factors, risk groups are:

• menopause and after 40 years of age,
• obesity,
• hypertension,
• hormonal imbalance,
• diabetes
• Smoking,
• exposure to chemical carcinogens and radioactive substances,
• papillomavirus, genital herpes.

Diagnosis of uterine cancer symptoms, classification, basic research

To answer the question of how rapidly developing uterine cancer, it is necessary to establish an accurate diagnosis. As already mentioned, can be diagnosed the lesion of the cervix or body. In the case of destruction of the body there are four degrees of cervical cancer:

• first, the tumor is directly in the body,
• second: the tumor extends to the cervix,
• third: the spread of the tumor to parametrului tissue and metastases in the vagina,
• fourth: penetration metastasis beyond the pelvis, rectum and bladder.

Uterine cancer may be hormone-dependent and Autonomous. First diagnosed about 60% of cases. This disease is characterized by severe endocrine disorders and failures in metabolic processes is the formation of excess weight gain, anovulation, diabetes. Concomitant diseases are often regarded as ovarian tumors and fibroids of the uterus. The answer to the question, is it possible to cure cancer of the uterus in this case is positive, this type of formations sensitive to hormones. As a rule, the prognosis in this case is favorable.

Autonomous cancer of the uterus takes place, without metabolic and endocrine pathologies. Sensitivity to the introduction of hormonal drugs is low, so the prognosis is less favorable.

So, what are the signs of cervical cancer:

• violation of periodicity of menstruation, bleeding and foul-smelling discharge,
• pain in the lower back, pelvis, lower abdomen.

To diagnose this cancer is possible through the colposcopy, biopsy and Cytology.

If to speak about the exact diagnosis, cervical cancer is detected more often. This malignant tumor arises from degenerated epithelial cells of the cervix. Here also is diagnosed four degrees:

• uterine cancer stage 1 restricts their disposition only the neck,
• uterine cancer 2 degrees is characterized by spread of the tumor to the upper part of the vagina or the uterine body,
• uterine cancer grade 3: the tumor moves to the lower part of the vagina, the uterus and the pelvic bone,
• uterine cancer 4 degrees: distant metastasis.

At the initial stage of the disease has symptoms unexpressed, but subsequently manifested anemia, weakness, pain, bloody pathological discharge, subfebrile body temperature constantly.

Among the methods of diagnosis include:

• full blood count, including checking for tumor markers,
• biopsy, including immunochemistries and histopathology,
• radiological diagnosis for the detection of metastases.

Methods of treating uterine cancer

The choice of method how to treat uterine cancer depends on the stage at which it was diagnosed with the disease. The most common way is surgery, but it may be limited to heavy General pathology (atherosclerosis, diabetes, hypertension). There are several methods of operation:

• radical hysterectomy (complete removal of body and cervix),
• Subtotal hysterectomy (supravaginal) removes only the body and neck is preserved.

When surgical intervention may also be shown with the removal of lymph nodes located in the pelvis.

Ontoday surgery uses several access methods:

• laparoscopic: several small incisions and the introduction into the abdominal cavity of carbon dioxide,
• laparoscopiceski: larger incisions horizontally or vertically
• vaginal: recommended for the small size of the uterus, its prolapse or fall out. To monitor the progress of the operation in the abdominal cavity introduces a laparoscope.

After surgical removal may be indicated radiotherapy is internal or remote. Remote means a daily exposure to the series for several weeks. Used exposure different degree of power, without affecting healthy organs and acting solely on the affected tissue.

Brachytherapy, i.e. internal radiotherapy is performed under local anesthesia. In this case, a radiation of greater intensity but due to its orientation harmful effects on healthy tissue is minimal. Side effects of radiotherapy vomiting, fatigue, nausea eliminated by the intake of specific medicines.

If we are talking about hormone-dependent diseases, it is used the hormone therapy tamoxifen and progesterone. The duration of this treatment is six months after surgical intervention with favorable prognosis and for two years with adverse. To chemotherapy tissue of the uterus less sensitive. Early stage disease can be cured by immunotherapy in this case is carried out the injection of interferon in the neck and ointment application. This method of treatment can lead to tumor regression.