24-year-old female patient unexpectedly received results of precancerous cervical lesions, is early screening redundant?
From common signs, young female patients visited MEDLATEC Tay Ho General Clinic and received diagnostic results to monitor precancerous cervical lesions.
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| According to the recommendations of leading oncology and obstetrics and gynecology experts, to ensure health and timely treatment in case of detecting abnormalities in the cervix, from the age of 21, women should proactively have regular examinations and screening for cervical cancer. |
Coming to the Obstetrics Department of MEDLATEC Tay Ho General Clinic with symptoms that seemed not too serious, the 24-year-old female patient (Hanoi) was surprised with the diagnosis results of precancerous cervical lesions.
At the clinic, the patient was clinically examined by a doctor and performed important tests and imaging diagnostics. The test results showed inflammatory lesions caused by bacteria, the HPV Genotype PCR test detected positive for HPV type 18 - the leading "culprit" causing cervical cancer and positive for 1 of 12 other high-risk HPV types.
At the same time, during the examination, the doctor discovered an atypical white spot, suspicious of abnormalities, the patient had a cervical biopsy to perform pathological examination and received the result of low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (LSIL).
Commenting on the case, Dr. Duong Ngoc Van, Obstetrics and Gynecology specialist, MEDLATEC Tay Ho General Clinic, said that when taking the patient's medical history, he said he had unprotected sex.
With the result of low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (LSIL), this is a typical case of no disease prevention, no HPV vaccination, and unprotected sex.
Fortunately, the patient was examined and detected precancerous cervical lesions in time, from which a long-term monitoring plan was made to control possible dangerous developments.
Although the media continuously reports “red alert” numbers about cervical cancer in the world and in Vietnam, many women are still indifferent to this dangerous cancer.
Cervical cancer is a malignant disease caused by abnormal growth of squamous or glandular epithelial cells of the cervix, leading to the formation of tumors in the cervix. When these tumors multiply uncontrollably, they invade and metastasize to surrounding organs such as the lungs, liver, bladder, vagina, and rectum.
Statistics from the World Health Organization (WHO) show that each year there are nearly 350,000 deaths due to cervical cancer worldwide. In Vietnam, each year there are more than 4,000 new cases of cervical cancer, and more than 2,000 deaths due to this disease.
According to WHO, 99.7% of cervical cancer cases are related to the HPV virus - a virus with nearly 200 types, with 14 types classified as high-risk leading to malignant tumors in the cervix. Of these, the most common are types 16 and 18 - the cause of more than 70% of cervical cancer cases in women.
HPV virus is mainly transmitted through sexual intercourse due to unsafe sex. Cases infected with high-risk HPV types often have low virus clearance rates, persist in women with cervical cell lesions and can continue to progress to cancer.
The above situation poses urgent requirements for improving screening for high-risk HPV strains and early screening for cervical cancer in women worldwide.
BSCKI. Duong Ngoc Van provides important information for women, cervical cancer is one of the few cancers that can be screened very early. The earlier the disease is detected, the higher the rate of successful treatment and preservation of reproductive functions.
Unlike many other cancers, cervical cancer undergoes a long, smoldering pre-cancerous progression period, estimated to last 10-15 years and often has no obvious clinical manifestations. This is the scientific basis for modern medicine to find methods for early screening of cervical cancer.
Currently, cytology testing and HPV Genotype PCR testing are two popular and effective methods, routinely applied in medical facilities to help women screen for cervical cancer lesions from the very beginning.
According to the recommendations of leading oncology and obstetrics and gynecology experts, to ensure health and timely treatment in case of detecting abnormalities in the cervix, from the age of 21, women should proactively have regular examinations and screening for cervical cancer.
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