A question about HPV?!


Question: A question about HPV?
I went to my doctors appointment today and he told me that my pap smear came back irregular and I have the HPV virus that causes cervical cancer. I do not have cervical cancer yet, but I wanted to know how to prevent getting the cancer. And is cervical cancer life threatening?

Answers:

High risk HPV types are found in virtually all cervical cancers...but in most women with the virus do not progress to cervical cancer

Most all cervical cancers can be prevented with routine Pap testing. In countries where Pap testing is not routine cervical cancers take many more women’s lives. A healthy lifestyle can help prevent many cancers. Eating a balanced diet, getting good sleep, reducing stress, exercise and limiting alcohol are some of the little things you can do to help prevent cancers. Condoms also help in the regression of the virus and condoms help the body build the necessary immunity to your acquired HPV types. Once you acquire an HPV type you can't get that type again....but in some the virus may reactive years after the initial infection was acquired and we can acquire new HPV types from a new sex partner. Condoms do not prevent the transmission of the virus but they do help.

Persistent HPV infections are now recognized as the cause of essentially all cervical cancers. It was estimated that, in 2010, about 12,000 women in the United States would be diagnosed with this type of cancer and more than 4,000 would die from it. Cervical cancer is diagnosed in nearly half a million women each year worldwide, claiming a quarter of a million lives annually.
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/facts…
Cervical cancer was once one of the most common causes of cancer death for American women. Then, between 1955 and 1992, the cervical cancer death rate declined by almost 70%. The main reason for this change was the increased use of the Pap test. This screening procedure can find changes in the cervix before cancer develops. It can also find cervical cancer early -- in its most curable stage. The death rate from cervical cancer continues to decline by nearly 3% each year.
Cervical cancer tends to occur in midlife. Most cases are found in women younger than 50. It rarely develops in women younger than 20. Many older women do not realize that the risk of developing cervical cancer is still present as they age. Almost 20% of women with cervical cancer are diagnosed when they are over 65. That is why it is important for older women to continue having regular Pap tests. See the section
http://www.cancer.org/Cancer/CervicalCan…
Cruciferous vegetables include broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, bok choy, and kale. These members of the cabbage family make an excellent stir fry and can really liven up a salad. But most importantly, components in these vegetables may help your body defend against cancers such as colon, breast, lung, and cervix
Don't Rely on Supplements
Vitamins may help protect against cancer. But that's when you get them naturally from food. Both the American Cancer Society and the American Institute for Cancer Research emphasize that getting cancer-fighting nutrients from foods like nuts, fruits, and green leafy vegetables is vastly superior to getting them from supplements. Eating a healthy diet is best.




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