Often Married Divorced Enlarge Risk of Cervical Cancer

Mutually couple does not just risk of sexually transmitted diseases like HIV-AIDS or syphilis, but also increases the risk of transmission of cervical cancer (cervical). People who marry young or marry divorced often also are at high risk of cervical cancer.

Cervical cancer is caused by Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) and easily transmitted through genital skin contact. There are over 100 types of HPV identified, but HPV types 16 adn 18 that left more than 70 percent of cervical cancer in the Asia Pacific region and the world.


"If a young marriage and a divorce many continue to marry again too much, then cervical cancer is also increased. Why do not more often married (married)," explained Prof. Dr. Dr. Nila Djuwita Moeloek, SpM (K), Chairman of the Cancer Foundation Indonesia (YKI) in a press conference and the declaration of the National Movement Prevent Cervical Cancer Care in the framework of the 35th anniversary of the ICF, the ICF Office.

According to Prof Nila, HPV causes cervical cancer is easily transmitted through genital skin contact and sexual intercourse. Therefore, people are often mutually couples the risk of developing cervical cancer is also greater.

"HPV virus that entered indirectly cause cancer, but it takes a long time for cell replication. Virus has its own autonomous, so that he could replicate the cell itself," said Prof Nila.In essence every woman has a risk of cervical cancer, although there are several factors that can increase the chances of cervical cancer, such as bergonta couples.

Not all cancers can be known with certainty the cause, but for cases of cervical cancer are already known to be caused by HPV (human Pappiloma virus) are mostly caused by sexual transmission.

These infections cause no symptoms, people often come to the hospital in that condition is advanced and the cancer is metastatic (spread) to other organs.

Presenting symptoms such as bleeding from the vagina, pelvic pain or vaginal discharge is a sign that cervical cancer has entered into an advanced stage. Thus, to prevent cervical cancer do not wait until symptoms appear.

Cervical cancer caused an enormous burden for Indonesian women, but cancer can be prevented. Primary prevention is done by education or socialization and vaccinations, while secondary prevention with early detection through pap smear or VIA (Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid).