Quite often, women aged 30-40 are diagnosed with cervical cancer, stage 2. Survival of patients with this form of the disease depends on many factors.
The causative agent of this dangerous disease of the female reproductive system is considered to be human papillomavirus (HPV), its aggressive strain. It is detected in 100% of cases of the development of this pathology of the reproductive organs in a patient. According to statistics, it occupies almost the very first place among oncological diseases of female organs.
Signs and symptoms
Usually, this oncological pathology does not have pronounced symptoms and is diagnosed only during an examination by a gynecologist. But sometimes this terrible disease can also show some characteristic signs:
- The very first symptom that should make a patient anxious is bleeding between periods or spotting.
- Steady slight rise in temperature.
- Suspicious discharge after intercourse. They are mostly brown or light pink in color.
- Decreased performance, high fatigue, lethargy.
In the event of such warning signs, you should immediately contact a specialist and undergo the necessary diagnostic examination. There is a fairly high probability that the patient will be diagnosed with cervical cancer, stage 2. “How long do they live with such a pathology?” - this question will be the first that a woman will have in such a situation. The answer to it depends on many factors, one of which is adequate treatment.
General characteristics of the 2nd stage of this cancer
When patients are diagnosed with cervical cancer (Stage 2), life expectancy is their biggest concern. But also, any woman with this terrible disease seeks to learn as much as possible about it in order to take maximum measures to alleviate her condition and, if possible, completely cure a malignant neoplasm that develops in the reproductive organs.
The most accurate characteristic of it is that cancer of the 2nd stage of development occurs not only in the cervix. The progression of the disease leads to the fact that it goes beyond its limits. There are 3 distribution options:
- Parametric. With himparametrium is affected, and often on both sides. But metastases have not yet moved to the pelvic wall.
- The vaginal variant of this terrible oncological pathology involves infiltration of two-thirds of the upper part of the vagina.
- The third, most difficult option for the development of pathology is its transition to the body of the uterus.
Risk factors that serve as the starting point of disease
It's hard for any woman to hear the diagnosis of "cervical cancer, stage 2". How long they live with this pathology is of interest to everyone who has encountered it. But this is not the only question that arises in patients. Every woman also wants to know what led her to this difficult situation. The reasons for both the onset and the progressive development of this female oncology, in addition to HPV, may be the following:
- Too early onset of sexual activity.
- Frequent pregnancies.
- A poor diet with a lack of minerals and vitamins necessary for the body.
- A large number of sex partners.
- Hormonal drugs taken for more than 5 years.
- Venereal diseases in the history of the patient, as well as HIV.
- Heredity.
The presence of any of the above factors is not yet an unequivocal reason for the development of oncology in the female genital organs, but when compiling a medical history, it is leading for a specialist. After all, which method of treatment will be the most adequate will depend precisely on what prerequisites served for the development of suchdiseases like cervical cancer (stage 2). How long they live with this pathology is also associated with the cause of the disease.
Indications for surgery
In most cases, surgery is the best option. With a disease such as cervical cancer (stage 2), how long they live after surgery usually depends on the psychological mood of the patient, her desire for a successful outcome of the surgical intervention and the timeliness of its implementation.
If, as a result of a diagnostic study, it is revealed that there are lymphovascular invasions in the walls of the cervix, and the size of the tumor is about 5 cm, immediate intervention is required. This will not only help save the patient's life, but also allow her to forget about the pathology forever.
How is surgery performed?
Surgery for malignant tumors in the female reproductive system, namely the neck of the main reproductive organ, is carried out in three ways:
- The tumor and part of the cervix are removed.
- The neoplasm is removed from the entire cervix.
- In addition to the tumor, the entire reproductive organ is cut out.
Quite often this operation is supplemented by the removal of lymph nodes that are located in the small pelvis. This becomes necessary if the cancer cells have managed to implant there. The question of whether or not to remove the ovaries remains individual for each patient. Usually the decisive factor is how it develops.pathology and what age the woman has. The younger the patient, the more likely they are to keep them.
Therefore, you should not say goodbye to life after the words of the doctor: "You have cervical cancer, stage 2." How long they live with such a diagnosis and how much they can maintain their usual way of life depends only on the patient herself, on her desire to defeat a terrible disease.
Post-surgery and preventive measures
After a woman undergoes surgery for a disease such as cervical cancer (stage 2), life expectancy (patient reviews confirm this) is significantly increased compared to if the therapy was carried out only by medication.
The most important thing for a woman in the postoperative period is the observance of preventive measures to prevent the recurrence of the disease. Necessary drug therapy and appropriate diet will be prescribed by the attending physician. All that remains is to strictly follow his instructions.
