The cause of cervical cancer or cervical cancer is the HPV virus (human papilloma virus). There are around 100 types of HPV virus and 13 of them can be the cause of cervical cancer. What other causes of cervical cancer should be known? Check out the full review below about the causes, symptoms of cervical cancer, and how to prevent them
What is cervical cancer?
Cervical cancer is cancer that occurs when there are cells in the cervix or the cervix becomes abnormal and continues to grow uncontrollably. These abnormal cells can develop rapidly, resulting in tumors in the cervix. Malignant tumors develop into a cause of cervical cancer.
This cancer attacks the cervix or the cervix. The cervix itself is an organ that is shaped like a tube that extends, its function is to connect the vagina to the uterus.
This cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in women worldwide. However, to find out the symptoms of cervical cancer, do routine pap smear tests and early prevention with vaccines. Both can help find out and prevent cervical cancer early.
Note about cervical cancer
From 1999 to 2008 cervical cancer increasingly attacked women at a young age. The report, which was obtained from one of the journals on the National Center for Biotechnology Information website, stated that there were 21 percent of women aged 20-29 who were affected by cervix, and even one percent of women under the age of 20 were affected by this deadly cancer.
It is also noted that there are an average of 14 cases of cervical cancer per year in young women aged 15-19 years. Cervical cancer deaths in Indonesia are high and are mostly caused by delays in diagnosis. So, what causes cervical cancer in young women?
Viruses that are the cause of cervical cancer
In 2012, the WHO stated that there were more than 270 thousand deaths in the female population due to cancer. While the number of new cases of cervical cancer amounted to almost 445 thousand in 2012.
Cervical cancer is a cancer that appears on a woman's cervix. The cervix itself functions as the entrance to the uterus from the vagina. All women of various ages are at risk of developing cervical cancer.
But this disease tends to be experienced by sexually active women, including young women in their 20s who are already sexually active, even though this virus can also spread through skin to skin contact.
Research found that even 99.7 percent of cervical cancer is caused by HPV. HPV is a group of viruses, where there are more than 100 types of HPV.
The HPV virus is generally spread through sexual intercourse, where direct contact occurs between the genital skin, mucous membranes, or exchange of body fluids, and through oral sex. After starting sexual relations, it is estimated that there are 33 percent of women who are prone to HPV infection.