As one of the three major malignant tumors of the female reproductive tract, uterine cancer is also threatening the health of Chinese women.
According to data, uterine cancer accounts for 7% of all malignant tumors in women and 20%-30% of malignant tumors of female reproductive tract, and the incidence rate has increased in recent years. is an upward trend on a global scale.
Uterine cancer grows slowly and is confined to the endometrium or uterine cavity for a long time. The main route is direct spread or lymphatic metastasis. In the early stage, it is usually common in the fallopian tubes and ovaries.
38 times of chemoradiotherapy spent running out of savings? Taiwanese actress Peng Xiaotong suffers from uterine cancer for 5 years
Recently, according to Taiwan media reports: Peng Xiaotong, a 41-year-old Taiwanese female star who has appeared in hit dramas such as “Spicy Fresh Teacher” and “The Heart of the World’s Parents”, had a uterus detected as early as 2017. cancer.
In the past few years, Peng Xiaotong has undergone 10 times of chemotherapy, 28 times of radiotherapy, and 38 times of radiotherapy and chemotherapy, and has also undergone several operations, including removal of the uterus, ovaries, and A part of the pelvic lymph, enduring great pain for a long time.
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During this period, due to the long treatment time, Peng Xiaotong almost exhausted all the savings in the family, but she did not give up on herself, but switched to live streaming and selling live streaming. .
By actively cooperating with treatment and taking care of her body, Peng Xiaotong’s cancer index has also dropped a lot, and even returned to normal values, and her condition has gradually stabilized.
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What are the distress signals after having uterine cancer?
First, abnormal estrogen
Uterine cancer patients are mostly people around the age of 50. Women of this age are in the period of menopause, but due to abnormal estrogen, the menopause is delayed and the uterus is stimulated.
Women during this period have a weakened immune system due to cell aging in the body, and the uterus will also age accordingly.
At this time, if you don’t pay attention, the estrogen in the body is very likely to be abnormal, causing the cells in the uterus to become cancerous. At the time of menopause, if abnormal estrogen occurs, resulting in no decrease in menstrual blood, then you need to pay attention, there may be a problem with the uterus.
Second, abnormal menstrual cycle
If menstrual abnormalities often occur, such as irregular menstruation, often earlier or later, and the duration of menstruation is significantly longer than before.
Therefore, it means that the estrogen in the body is at a high level, causing serious damage to the uterus.
Third, abnormal discharge with irregular bleeding
In general, when the uterus is in poor condition, the body produces abnormal secretions.
For example, the leucorrhea increases, and the leucorrhea is bloodshot and a viscous substance is dividedSecreted, and also accompanied by a fishy odor.
Sometimes irregular bleeding occurs during menstruation. At this stage, it is best to seek medical attention and solve the problem as soon as possible.
Uterine cancer, can it be prevented with oral contraceptives?
In premenopausal women, oral contraceptives have a protective effect on the endometrium, reducing their risk of disease by nearly 40%.
Endometrial protection can continue for many years even after oral contraceptives have been discontinued, but it is not a long-term preventive measure.
After all, birth control pills can cause weight gain, oligomenorrhea or amenorrhea, early pregnancy-like reactions, vaginal bleeding, etc., and may cause blood clotting in severe cases Dysfunction, thrombosis, etc., but the probability is not high.
It is therefore recommended that women still need regular transvaginal gynecological ultrasonography to prevent uterine cancer.
For high-risk groups of uterine cancer, ca125, CA199, CEA and other tumor markers should be detected at the same time of examination to improve the detection accuracy.
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