Is cervical cancer hereditary?

Cervical cancer is a malignant tumor disease that occurs in the uterus and can cause great harm to women's health. Female friends should have a certain understanding of this disease, so that they can help everyone better prevent this disease. If it occurs, they can go to the hospital for treatment in time. So what are the misunderstandings about this type of disease? Let me introduce them to you.

Is cervical cancer hereditary?

1. Although the genetic inheritance of cervical cancer is not very obvious, the relatives of patients are indeed more likely to develop this disease than ordinary people. The main reason is that because they are in a settled environment, the possibility of infection is increased through the infection of vectors. In addition, if you smoke or have other diseases, take steroids for a long time, or have AIDS, you are more likely to get cervical cancer because of your weak immune system.

There are many misconceptions about cervical cancer. How many of them do you know?

1. Cervical erosion can develop into cancer: Many people think that cervical erosion can turn into uterine cancer, so they are very worried about uterine erosion. In fact, there is not much connection between the two. Cervical erosion is only a physiological manifestation, mainly because under the action of estrogen, the columnar epithelial cells in the cervical canal will evert, replace the cervical squamous epithelium, and show an erosive appearance.

2. Infection with HPV will cause cervical cancer: The onset of cervical cancer is indeed related to human papillomavirus infection, but women who are married are likely to be infected with the HPV virus through sexual intercourse. In fact, most women have been infected with HPV. However, infection does not necessarily develop into cervical cancer, because our human body has resistance, and the immune system of most women can eliminate HPV on its own.

3. Gynecological examination is not important: Many female friends ignore the necessity of gynecological examination. In fact, in this case, there is no way to detect the disease in time, which can easily cause the disease to become more serious.

4. It is less likely to get cervical cancer when you are young: In fact, the age of onset of cervical cancer has become younger. Even if women have been vaccinated, they still need to undergo regular Pap smear tests.

5. Cervical cancer is difficult to cure: Bleeding during sexual intercourse and intermittent bleeding during menstruation are all symptoms of cervical cancer. In addition, abnormal stools and local pelvic pain are also symptoms of cervical cancer. The cure rate of cervical cancer is still very high in the early stages, so you should go to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible.

6. Cervical cancer requires hysterectomy: Hysterectomy is the most common basic treatment for early cervical cancer, but it is not the only treatment option. Cone hysterectomy, radical cervical extirpation and other surgical treatments can avoid hysterectomy and ensure the repair rate.

The above is the complete introduction to "Can cervical cancer be inherited in the family? 6 common misconceptions about cervical cancer that you must know". I hope it can be helpful to everyone. According to the above introduction, it can be found that cervical cancer does not actually have a high genetic inheritance rate, but the main reason is that patients live and work with their families and are more likely to infect their families with the virus, which causes the relatives of cervical cancer patients to be more likely to get this disease than ordinary people.