AKURAT.CO, President Director of Dharmais Cancer Hospital, dr. R. Soeko Werdi Nindito Daroekoesoemo, MARS, said that most cervical cancer patients do not know that in the end they have the disease.
“Because, cervical cancer is a cancer that is very difficult to detect at an early stage, because there are no visible symptoms and any complaints from the patient,” Soeko said in a webinar entitled “Protect Yourself and Your Beloved from Cervical Cancer” on Saturday (30 / 1/2021) yesterday.
However, there are several signs that indicate anomalies in the cervical area that has been exposed to the human papilloma virus (HPV) as a cause of cervical cancer. One of them is the occurrence of vaginal discharge that is not fair.
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Women need to be vigilant if they experience vaginal discharge with an unusual consistency, unpleasant odor, accompanied by burning and itching sensations in and around the vaginal area.
A gynecology specialist oncology at Dharmais Cancer Hospital Jakarta, Widyorini Lestari Hutami Hanafi Sp.OG (K) Onk said that symptoms in the form of unnatural vaginal discharge will occur if a cancer patient has entered at least stage 1B.
“Symptoms such as vaginal discharge have usually entered a rather severe stage. Then there is bleeding during intercourse or outside the menstrual cycle,” explained Widyorini.
In addition to unnatural vaginal discharge, symptoms in the form of pain in the hip area that radiates to the ankle also need to be watched out for.
“If you feel hip pain that spreads to your feet and you have difficulty urinating, it’s better to immediately see a doctor,” said Widyorini.
Widyorini then stated something similar to Soeko, that cervical precancerous lesions were asymptomatic, so symptoms such as unnatural vaginal discharge only appeared when the patient had entered an advanced stage.
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