Thecerv

ixi
sthel
owerpartoftheut
erusthatconnect
stothevagi
na.
Vari
ouss t
rai
nsof
thehumanpapi
ll
omavir
us,al
socall
edHPV, playarol
eincaus
ingmostcer
vicalcancer
s.
HPVisacommoni nf
ecti
onthat'
spassedthroughsexual
cont
act

Thel
ower
,nar
rowendoftheut
erus(
womb)thatconnect
stheut
erust
othev agi
na(bi
rt
hcanal
).Thecer
vixal
l
owsf
lui
ds,
s
uchasmenst
rual
blood,
topas
sfromtheut
erusi
ntothevagi
na.
Ital
sowidensduri
ngthebi
rt
hofababy .

Long-
las
tinginfecti
onwit
hcert
aint
ypesofhumanpapi ll
omavir
us(HPV)ist
hemaincauseofcer
vical
cancer
.HPVi sa
commonv ir
ust hati
spassedfr
om onepers
ont oanotherdur
ingsex.
Atleas
thal
fofsexual
l
yacti
vepeoplewi
llhav
eHPVat
somepointi
nt heirl
iv
es,
butfewwill
getcer
vicalcancer.

Cervi
calCancerSympt oms
 vagi
nalbl
eedingaftersex
.
 vagi
nalbl
eedingaftermenopaus e.
 vagi
nalbl
eedingbetweenper i
odsorperi
odsthatar
eheav
ierorl
ongert
hannormal
.
 vagi
naldi
schargethati
swat eryandhasastr
ongodorort
hatcontai
nsbl
ood.
 pel
vicpai
norpaindur i
ngs ex.

Peopl
ewhohavegeni
talher
peshaveahigherr
is
kofdevel
opi
ngcervi
cal
cancer
.Smoki
ng.Peopl
ewhos
moket
obaccoar
e
aboutt
wiceasl
i
kel
ytodevel
opcerv
ical
cancercompar
edwithpeopl
ewhodonotsmoke.

Mostoft
heti
me,earl
ycervi
calcancerhasnos y
mpt oms.Sympt
omsofadv ancedcancermayi
ncl
udebackpai
n,bone
f
ract
ures
,fat
i
gue,heavyv
aginalbleedi
ng,ur
ineleakage,
legpai
n,l
ossofappeti
te,
andpelvi
cpai
n

Mos toft
heti
me, earl
ycervi
calcancerhasnosymptoms.Sympt
omsthatmayoccuri
nclude:Abnor
malvagi
nalbleedi
ng
betweenperi
ods,aft
erint
ercourse,oraf
termenopaus
e.Vagi
nal
dis
charget
hatdoesnotstop,andmaybepale,water
y,pi
nk,
brown,bl
oody,orfoul
-smell
ing.

Al
mostallcer
vical
cancersar
ecaus
edbyhumanpapi
ll
omav
irus(
HPV)
,acommonv
irust
hatcanbepas
sedf
rom oneper
son
t
oanotherduri
ngs ex
.Therear
emanyt
ypesofHPV.

prot
ect
i
onagainstcancer
,aref
oundi
nappl
es,aspar
agus
,bl
ackbeans
,br
occol
i
,br
uss
elss
prout
s,cabbage,
cranber
ri
es,
garl
i
c,l
ett
uce,
li
mabeans ,oni
ons,
soyands
pinach.

Reducingyourint
akeofhighinf
lammat or
yf oodandsubst
ancescandrast
ical
lyhel
pyoueaseoutcerv
ical
pai
n,sat
urat
ed
fat
sandar achi
donicaci
dsaremaj orcausesofinf
lammati
oninthebody,
thesefatsar
eoft
enfoundinmeatanddai
ry
products
.Consumpt i
onofhigh-
fatdairyproduct
stoocanleadt
oinfl
ammat i
on

I
ncompet
entcer
vixcancaus
ecompl
i
cat
i
ons
,incl
udi
ngmi
scar
ri
ageandpr
emat
urebi
rt
h

Gi
ngeri
soneoft
heef
fect
i
vehomer
emedi
esi
ntr
eat
i
ngcer
vical
spondy
los
is.
Gingerpos
ses
sesant
i
-inf
lammat
orypr
oper
ti
es

Folat
e–Thiswater-
sol
ubl
eBv i
taminhasbeenf oundtoreducetheri
skofcerv
ical
canceri
nwomenwhohav eHPV. Foodsthatareri
chinfolat
eincl
udeavocados,
chi
ckpeas,
lent
i
ls,or
angej
uice,
romainel
ettuceands t
rawberri
es.