According to the data of the World Health Organization, 500,000 new cases of cervical cancer are diagnosed every year all over the world and 250,000 women die from cervical cancer.

Cervical cancer is a health problem especially seen in underdeveloped countries. Cervical cancer, which usually occurs between the ages of 30-50, has also started to be seen in young women in recent years. Although breast cancer ranks first among the most common cancers in women, cervical cancer is ahead of breast cancer due to its life-threatening feature.

HPV And Smoking Cause This Cancer

The most important risk factor for the development of cervical cancer is HPV. It has been determined that some types of this virus, which has more than 100 species, play a role in the development of cancer. HPV is sexually transmitted. It can cause genital warts as well as cause no symptoms. In addition, smoking is an important cause of cervical cancer, as in all cancers.

Cervical Cancer Symptoms;

• Bleeding after sexual intercourse
• Non-menstrual bleeding
• Bloody discharge
• Dirty and foul-smelling discharge
• Back and groin pain

PAP Smear Test is Effective in Controlling The Disease

Cervical cancer is a type of cancer that can be controlled with regular examination and screening programs and can be cured if detected early.

Today, the most common method used to screen for this cancer is the PAP smear test. With the smear test, which every woman with an active sexual life should have regularly, once a year, abnormal structures in the cervix that have not yet turned into cancer but are the anterior lesions of the cancer are detected and the patient fully recovers. In addition to the smear test, the HPV screening test is also of great importance in terms of preventing the development of cancer.