Cancer is a disease in which body cells grow very rapidly. The part of the body from which it begins is named after its name. Such as breast cancer, lung cancer, etc. Like cervical cancer, there is not much awareness about vaginal cancer and there is no separate test for it, but its probabilities or risk can be found through some tests.
When cancer is in Vajrayana, it is called Vaginal Cancer. Vajrayana is also known as the birth canal. It is a tube-shaped structure under the uterus which is on the outer side of the body. When cancer is in the vulva, it is called vulvar cancer. The vulva is the external piece of the female genital organ. There are two skin folds on top of it, called labia. Vulvar cancer occurs on the inside edge of the labia.
risk factors for vaginal and vulvar cancer
Why arevaginal screening necessary?
Vaginal and vulvar cancers are very rare. Although all women have the risk of these cancers, only a few have this cancer. There is no way to know if you will have vaginal cancer. However, some factories may increase the likelihood of this happening. Know about them.
If you have been or have been infected with some type of HPV (Human Papillomavirus) for a long time.
If you have cervical precancer (which includes cell changes that can become cancer if they are not treated properly) or cervical cancer.
Have a history of sexual relations with many partners.
Have intercourse unexpectedly at an early age.
There Has been a history of abnormal Pap tests.
If you are a vulvar and vaginal precursor,
you are struggling with a health condition that weakens the immune system and our immune system cannot fight those diseases. For example, HIV
women are suffering from HPV infection, and even if they smoke, the immune system of the smoking body does not prevent HPV infection.
case of chronic vulvar itching and irritation
If you have one or two symptoms mentioned above, it does not mean that you will have vaginal or vulvar cancer, but you should talk to your doctor about it so that he/she can do some tests And start treatment in time.
Symptoms
of Vaginal Cancer Usually, there are no signs of Vaginal Cancer at the initial stage that you feel Vaginal screening is needed. Therefore, women should be screened for regular vaginal and cervical cancer. Vaginal cancer can cause some symptoms including:
bleeding from the vagina, often after the intercourse and not related to the period
Pain during intercourse
Abnormal vaginal discharge
Pain during urination Pain in the
pelvic
constipation, although many times this symptom is not caused by vaginal cancer, still you should consult a doctor.
How is Vaginal Cancer Screened?
only during routine pelvic examination Sometimes vaginal cancer is detected, while there are no symptoms in the patient. During the pelvic exam, your doctor thoroughly examines the outer genitals and then inserts two fingers into the vajna while the other hand feels the uterus and ovaries by pressing your abdomen. The doctor may also insert a device called a speculum. This vaginal canal opens so that the doctor can examine your vagina or cervix for any kind of abnormality. Pap test can also be done for vaginal screening. It is commonly used for screening of cervical cancer but is also sometimes used to detect vaginal cancer.
Tests for
vaginal screening or vaginal cancer These tests can usually be advised to detect vaginal screening or vaginal cancer.
Medical History and Physical Examination
The doctor will first discuss your complete medical history, risk factor, and symptoms. Then you will have a physical examination. In which pelvic exam, pap test, or vaginal biopsy can be done.
Colposcopy
You may need a colposcopy test if symptoms of any type of cancer appear or if abnormal cells are detected in the Pap test. This test is no more painful than a regular pelvic exam and pregnant women can also do it safely. If there is any abnormality in Cervix or Vajayana, then a biopsy may be advised. It is slightly painful and can cause pelvic cramping.
Biopsy
If some symptoms are indicative of vaginal cancer, most of it may be due to some other reason as well. The only way to accurately detect cancer is by biopsy. In this process, the tissue is removed from the suspicious part. The pathologist then examines the sample of the tissue with a microscope. They try to find out if there are precancerous and cancerous conditions.
Imaging test In
images inside the body are made by means of X-rays, magnetic fields, sound waves, or radioactive substrates. This test is done after a vaginal cancer diagnosis so that More information can be gathered about this.
chest X-ray
This test is done to check if cancer has spread to the lugs.
CT scan is
like an X-ray, but many pictures are taken in it and later I him By adding, complete information is taken about the specific part of the body. Through this, the size, shape, and condition of the tumor are known. Also, it is known that cancer has not spread to other parts of the body.
MRI scans
MRI images are very useful in the examination of pelvic tumors. It shows large lymph nodes in the groin area.
Endoscopy test
Not every woman with vaginal cancer is asked for endoscopy, but in some cases endoscopy is used.
Positron emission tomography (PET) scan In
In this test, radioactive substrates are inserted into your blood as cancer cells use more of the substrate than normal cells. They absorb more radioactive substrates. This radioactivity occurring on a part can be seen through a special camera.
Picture obtained by it is not as detailed as a CT and MRI scan, but it gives important information about the entire body. PET scans are not performed in women in the early stage of vaginal cancer, but to detect where cancer has spread more.
Proctosigmoidoscopy
This test can be done when vaginal cancer has increased or cancer has spread to the rectum and colon. In proctosigmoidoscopy, parts of the rectum and colon are tested to see if the cancer is in the organ. Did not spread In its process, a thin and flexible, and the light tube is inserted into the rectum. The doctor examines inside the rectum and finds out whether cancer has reached the colon. Any areas that look suspicious are biopsied. This test may be unconfirmed but not painful.
Cystoscopy Cystoscopy is
also reconditioned only when vaginal cancer has increased and or is on the front wall of the vagina near the bladder. In this test, the doctor examined the inside of the bladder. Let's say that the vascular cancer bladder has not reached anywhere. This can happen in a doctor's clinic. For this, you are given an intravenous drug so that you remain unconscious. A thin tube containing the lens is inserted into the bladder via the urethra. If anything suspicious or cell growth is seen, it is biopsied.
Vaginal cancer Stages
cancer is a disease that does not attack the body suddenly, but attacks slowly and is therefore divided into several stages.
There is a stage which is called a precancerous stage. Vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia (VAIN) - is a type of pre-cancer. It consists of abnormal cells in the vaginal lining but does not develop or spread. That is, it is not cancer.
Stage 1- In this case, Kaiser is only in the vaginal wall.
Stage 2- Cancer Extends to the tissue next to, but does not extend to the pelvic wall.
Stage 3- Cancer spreads to the pelvic and pelvic wall. It reaches near the lymph node
Stage 4- It is divided into 2 sub-
stages- In stage 4A cancer spreads to the bladder, rectum, or both.
In stage 4B, cancer spreads to other parts of the body such as the lungs, liver, etc.
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