Cervical Cancer Vaccination

Cervical cancer in Indonesia tops the women's cause of death. And actually, this disease can be prevented by vaccination.

In the world, cervical cancer or cervical cancer is a type of cancer is the second most numerous inflicted on women aged over 15. About 5000 women diagnosed with cervical cancer, and every two minutes a woman dies of cancer. In Indonesia, each an hour and a woman died of cancer.

According to Dr. Bramundito, SpOG, cervical cancer is the burden of health, psychology, and socially for women survivors. This disease can strike all the ladies, especially sexually active, regardless of age or lifestyle. "There is a potential risk factor causes cervical cancer. Among them, have sex at a young age, often changing sexual partners without the use of condoms, often suffering from an infection in the genital area, giving birth to many children, and the habit of smoking. Also the deficiency of vitamin A, C, and e. "he said.

Early Detection

Cervical cancer is different from other types of cancer. On cervical cancer, there is a phase called prakanker which can be detected early on. If soon got her healing treatments, numbers nearly 100%. Early-stage cervical cancer often show no symptoms or signs of a typical, even no symptoms at all. Whereas, in the event of symptoms such as bleeding after having intimate; whitish or dilute fluid from vagina; have bleeding after menopause; yellowish liquid that smells out or mixed blood; pelvic pain; or are unable to urinate, then most likely already going on advanced stage cervical cancer. "Then, you should immediately do an examination as early as possible both with Pap smears or IVA (Visual inspection with Acetic Acid). Don't wait until there are complaints, "said Dr. Bramdito.

The lack of public knowledge about cervical cancer and cause, low awareness and reluctance to early detection, most (over 70%) of patients coming in conditions that are severe and difficult to cure.

HPV Vaccine

Not much is known to cause cancer. However, the cause of cervical cancer has already made it known, that the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). More or less 99,7% of cervical cancer caused by HPV. With unknown cause, cervical cancer can be prevented or resolved.

There are approximately 100 types of HPV have been identified, mostly harmless. As many as 40 types can be transmitted through sexual intercourse. This type of 40 are classified into two groups, namely the high risk HPV (causing cancer) and low-risk. There are 3 types of causes of cancer, including HPV 16 and 18 who is the cause of 70% of cervical cancer in Asia Pacific and the world.

The latest prevention method is by vaccination, especially those that target the HPV 16 and 18. The vaccine will enhance the ability of the immune system to recognize and destroy the virus when it enters into the body, before going on the infection.

The vaccine should do since adolescence, i.e. Since the age of 10 years in Indonesia with vaccination schedules in the 0, 1, and 6. At this age children have started entering reproductive and has not been contaminated by the HPV virus. So with vaccinations, titer antibody response that terbentu is much higher than the age of adulthood, according to Karel Staa, MD.

This vaccine can provide defense for calculated 5-6 years. Such as vaccines, the vaccine is not entirely giving 100% protection against cervical cancer. Therefore, vaccination with screening and decreasing risk factors can reduce the risk of cervical cancer. At the same time can reduce the amount of sufferers of cervical cancer in Indonesia.