What should I do if I have early stage cervical cancer?

  Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women and the seventh most common of all cancers. in 2012, approximately 266,000 people died from the disease worldwide. 90% of cervical cancers occur in less developed regions. In countries without cervical cancer screening and prevention, cervical cancer is the second most common type of cancer in women.  Signs of cervical cancer are described below: 1. Vaginal bleeding begins when the cancer invades the blood vessels in the interstitium. The earliest manifestation is a small amount of bleeding or increased vaginal discharge after sexual intercourse or bimanual examination in women of any age. Especially before and after menopause, small amount of intermittent and irregular bleeding increases in advanced stage and even causes fatal hemorrhage due to erosion of larger blood vessels. Generally, exophytic type of cancer bleeds earlier and with more blood volume; endophytic type of cancer bleeds later.  2.Vaginal discharge usually occurs after vaginal bleeding, and the initial amount is not much and odorless. With the ulceration of cancer tissues, plasma discharge may flow; in late stage, if the cancer tissues are necrotic and infected, large amount of purulent or rice-soup-like foul-smelling leucorrhea will appear.  3.Pain is a symptom of advanced cancer. When the paracervical tissues are obviously infiltrated and have involved the pelvic wall, closed nerve, lumbar nerve, etc., severe and continuous lumbosacral or sciatic nerve pain may appear. When the pelvic lesion is extensive, it may lead to swelling and pain in the affected lower limbs due to obstruction of venous and lymphatic return.  How to treat early stage of cervical cancer?  Women must pay attention to their body changes in daily life and have timely examination and treatment if any abnormal condition occurs. The main treatment methods for early stage cervical cancer are as follows: 1. Radiation therapy for cervical cancer Radiation therapy can be applied to all stages of cervical cancer, and the scope of radiation includes the cervix and the involved vagina, uterine body, parametrial tissues and pelvic lymph nodes, etc.  2.Treatment for atypical hyperplastic cancer If the biopsy is mild atypical hyperplasia, it should be treated as inflammation for the time being and followed up by scraping and biopsy in six months if necessary. Those with persistent lesions can continue to be observed.  3.Treatment for carcinoma in situ In case of carcinoma in situ, it is generally advocated to perform total hysterectomy with bilateral ovaries preserved; some advocate to remove 1~2cm of vagina at the same time.  4.Treatment for invasive carcinoma The treatment for invasive carcinoma should be selected according to the clinical stage, age and general condition, as well as equipment conditions. Commonly used treatment methods include radiation, surgery and chemotherapy.  5.Therapy of Chinese medicine In early stage of cervical cancer, we should also pay attention to Chinese medicine treatment method. Clinical practice has confirmed that ginsenoside Rh2 (life guardian) can achieve anti-tumor efficacy through four mechanisms, such as reversing the differentiation of cervical cancer cells into normal cells, regulating the proliferation cycle of tumor cells, immunomodulatory effect and repairing the damage caused by radiotherapy of tumor patients, and can also effectively prevent the recurrence and metastasis of cervical cancer. Therefore, Chinese medicine treatment is also an important method to treat early stage of cervical cancer.