Symptoms of womb cancer

Definition and description

Womb is an organ located in the lower-abdominal area of a female body. Its main purpose is to provide a place for a fertilized egg to develop into a fetus. Additionally if the egg has not been fertilized and the woman is not pregnant the egg is expelled during the menstrual cycle and the process itself starts anew.

Unfortunately, as with many other organs, the womb may succumb to many infections and illnesses and some are best to be noticed as soon as they appear in order to react timely and prevent any possible damage to the organ and avoid any deadly threats the malevolent condition may pose.

Characteristics of cancer

Womb cancer develops if there is an overflow of cells in the lining of the womb. As any other tumors they too can be benign or malign. Being do not develop and harm their surroundings while the malign unfortunately do. The latter tends to spread and infect other organs and parts of your body being impossible to cure and most often life threatening and deadly.

Depending on where it is located this type of cancer can be easy to treat and remove or very hard and hardly possible to be dealt with. Namely, the cancer located in the lining of the womb is often found out about early in its development and possible to be treated while the one in the womb muscle is often hidden and very hard to treat.

Manifestations and possible causes

This type of cancer usually manifests itself through pain in the lower-abdominal area and vaginal bleeding. This bleeding should not be confused with the menstrual one since it can, and most often does, affect women in menopause or younger women who are not in their menstrual cycle. Pain during sexual intercourse is an indicator of this condition though it can stand for some other infections or illnesses as well and should be examinedprofessionally.

Group of women most endangered by this cancer consists of those over 50 years of age those who never had children, women who have an underlying illness connected with this organ or a history of this condition in their family and those suffering from diabetes. There are also numerous other causes and that is why regular check are most advisable for all women regardless the age.

This is a very serious condition and, in order to avoid it or prevent it timely, one must be careful at all times in life and do medical check-ups regularly. These might be uncomfortable or hard to fit in schedule with many women lifestyles but taken into consideration the possible danger of it one should definitely pay extra attention in order to stay healthy and lead a happy life