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Cervical Cancer

cervical cancer causes

27-year-old Jade Goody made headlines this year after exiting the reality show Bigg Boss to be treated for cervical cancer. In 98% cases the condition is caused by the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) which are transmitted during sexual intercourse and live in the secretion under the male foreskin (so it is very rare in nuns and partners of circumcised men).

In India it is fast replacing breast cancer as the most common form of female cancer. 1.3 lakh Indian women develop it every year, and 74,000 die. Although the 33 to 55 age group are the most
vulnerable, younger women are being targeted.

You are in the danger zone if you

  • became sexually active very early
  • had/have multiple partners
  • have a partner who had multiple partners
  • have a partner whose expartner had cervical cancer
  • had a succession of childbirths which wear ‘n’ tear the cervical tissue
  • have a partner with a physically dirty job
  • have perfunctionary genital hygiene, so the smegma of the male acts as a natural irritant  or your partner have genital warts or herpes simplex

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Cervical and Bbreast cancerr In Women

There are a large number of women who suffer from cervical and breast cancer . Even though breast cancer is a disorder primarily associated with women, there have been instances where men have also been afflicted by this disorder . Breast cancer is the occurrence of malignant cells in the breast tissue. Clinical research has revealed that the following factors may increase the chances of developing breast cancer.

Being overweight or a lifestyle with little or no physical activity

Breast cancer has an established hereditary link and women who have a family history of breast cancer are more prone to the disorder than those who dont have instances of breast cancer among the women in their family

Caucasian women are more susceptible to breast cancer than their Asian, Latin and African counterparts

Women with a history of breast cancer in one breast are likely to develop cancer in the other breast as well.

Some studies have indicated that the aluminum in antiperspirants may also be a causative factor. [click to continue…]

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