Popular Science on the Past and Present of Cervical Cancer

The past and present of cervical cancer

Li Jiangning and Yan Chunmei from the General Hospital of North China Petroleum Administration Bureau

1. I am so happy to meet so many beautiful ladies, because you may be my next target. My proudest achievement is that I rank second in the world in female malignant tumors.

2. Although I only live in a small corner of the female body called the "cervix", if you don't pay attention to me, the consequences are unpredictable.

3. You may be curious: Where is the cervix? If the uterus is like an inverted pear, then the handle is the cervix. The cervix connects the uterus to the vagina, and I will not miss such an important bridge! With the help of my best friend HPV, I can come to you smoothly.

4. In life, HPV is my best friend. Without its help, I can’t be by your side.

5. What is HPV? It is the "human papillomavirus", a large virus family with more than 140 brothers and sisters. Most of the HPVs that can cause benign genital tract lesions are my "distant relatives" and are classified as "low-risk" by humans;

6 Once I infect my 14 "closely related" brothers, such as old 16, 18, 52 and other high-risk types, I will be lethal.

7. Our meeting is a match made in heaven. Under the increasingly powerful and continuous firepower of my brother, your immune cells were madly suppressed, so I set up camp in the cervix. So, to put it bluntly, if there is no persistent infection of high-risk HPV, you will not get cervical cancer.

8. Talking about my struggle to make a fortune, the process was long, but the result is satisfying!

HPV virus is everywhere in nature. Many people have been infected by it, and its infection is as common as a cold. When the "infection" recurs and persists, and the human body's resistance is reduced, the "infection" will cause cervical cells to silently become abnormal - leading to cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN), which is about to appear.

9. This CIN is my previous life. Its severity is divided into 1, 2, and 3 levels. At this time, only the abnormal changes in the cervical cell structure occur, and only 10% will become cancerous, while the remaining 90% can still heal on their own. Therefore, people classify it as "precancerous lesions"

10. It takes 8-12 years for precancerous lesions to progress to cancer. I have been silently "lying dormant for a long time" just for the sake of "rushing in on this day."

11. Speaking of this, are you feeling scared, confused and helpless towards me? Your worrying expression makes me so happy. Haha, the good show has just started, I can’t care about you! I still have to make a big noise!

12. The reason why I can maintain my position as the second is that your unhealthy lifestyle has also contributed to my arrogance.

First step: direct contact to help

HPV virus is mainly transmitted through sexual contact. Direct contact can easily and quickly send the virus to the cervix. If you have multiple pregnancies, the earlier you start sexual life, and the more sexual partners you have, the greater the risk of infection. Here, I want to thank my "Life is Rich" friends loudly because you have played a role in fueling the flames.

13. Second Style: Chaotic Life is an Opportunity

I like people who have irregular lifestyles the most. You stay up all night and overwork, which seriously affects your immunity. The decrease in resistance is the direct factor for the persistence or recurrence of HPV infection.

The third method: another puff of smoke virus

Smoking is a risk factor for HPV infection. It not only promotes HPV infection, but also accelerates the long-term retention of the virus. In life, most women passively inhale secondhand smoke with the help of smoking men. Here, I have to give a big thumbs up to my smoking friends.

The fourth style: the final rough and sloppy trouble

14. Sloppy personal hygiene can easily lead to infection by various pathogens, and with the help of bacteria and viruses, the local immunity of the cervix is ​​destroyed. This earned me another gold medal for mutual assistance.

15. At this point, you have some understanding of my growth process. Without your strong support, I would not have achieved the success I have today! As the saying goes, "It takes time for ice to freeze three feet thick to form."

16. Now that you understand the above reasons, your awareness of self-protection will become stronger and stronger. I will be walking on thin ice. Through early screening, early detection and early diagnosis, I am the only cancer that can be prevented and treated.

Smart humans have summed up the "five tricks" to deal with me, and developed a method to discover my true identity, advocating globally that for cervical cancer, prevention is better than treatment! This seriously touched my psychological bottom line and made me furious!

17. They are: First, as long as you get the HPV vaccine, you are in an iron armor and have a protective umbrella. The emergence of the vaccine makes it difficult for me to move forward.

18. As long as you know how to use condoms properly and pay attention to the cultivation of personal hygiene habits and keep yourself clean, you won’t have to be afraid of me. The third trick is to quit smoking and reduce passive smoking.

19. The fourth trick plus good living habits, regular work and rest, eating more vegetables and fruits, increasing exercise, and maintaining a good attitude can make your immunity soar sharply.

20. The fifth and most powerful trick is pre-cancer screening. TCT (cervical cytology test) is like a "policeman" that can detect cervical cells that are quietly mutating in advance and capture me early. HPV and TCT work together to detect the city I just occupied before it is stable.

21. LEEP and cone biopsy can be performed to remove the diseased tissue and uproot my old nest. Then I will have nowhere to escape.

22. As long as you are willing to understand me thoroughly and know my life patterns like the back of your hand, especially if you have mastered the five tricks mentioned above, I will have no choice but to admit defeat. Once you let your guard down, I... I will come back.