Cancer can affect men and women, and young and old. But the most common people and often affected by cancer are over the age of 50 years old.
Numbers of cancer in women aged over 50 years old are more common than men
Women are more susceptible to cancer in the reproductive organs. Therefore women are obliged to make early detection of the cancer symptoms that may occur. This is done in order to the treatment process is sooner and easier.
Types of Cancer
Types of cancer in women aged over 50 years old are cervical cancer, ovarian, breast and stomach. Those types of cancer are the most common cancer. Cervical cancer is cancer that attacked the woman's cervix that is usually caused by the HPV virus. This cancer is very deadly and symptoms are difficult to detect early. Ovarian cancer is one of the other cancers that often attack women aged over 50 years old. Ovarian cancer is a type of disease in which the cells contained in the ovaries of women experience abnormal growth. Ovarian is the female reproductive organs that produce egg and reproductive hormones such as progesterone and estrogen. Breast cancer is a type of cancer that attacks the breast tissue. All types of cancer are deadly and dangerous.
Symptoms of Cancer
The cancer symptoms that arise can be the same or different depending on the organ attacked. But cancer in women that attacks reproductive organs has many symptoms in common. Symptoms include abnormal weight loss in a short amount of time, the emergence of the desire to urinate continuously or pain while urinating, abnormalities of the vagina and vulva, such as vaginal discharge and abnormal bleeding, wounds and skin discoloration on vagina.
There are also frequent symptoms such as pain in the pelvis and abdomen during menstruation or beyond the menstrual period. In some cases the symptom is the swelling of the legs and abdomen. Nausea and vomiting are also symptoms of cancer in women. If you are experiencing some of the above symptoms, you should immediately see a doctor to get a proper diagnosis.
Regular Test
If you want to do tests to find out if you have cancer or not, have screening tests with your doctor. The screening tests consist of physical examination tests, laboratory tests such as blood and urine tests and tests directly on the internal organs. There are several Screening test for cancer in women according to the type of cancer. For breast cancer you can undergo tests in Clinical Breast Exam, here the doctor will examine the breast and the area surrounding the breast lump if there is cancer or not. In addition you can also undergo a mammogram test using special X-rays. For cervical cancer you can do a Pap smear or Pap test. For ovarian cancer you can also have the pelvic test. This test checks the vagina, ovaries, uterus and rectum. If the test result abnormal cell growth, then the doctor will perform your treatment in surgical and non-surgical.