Female genital cancer is a very rare cancer that’s found anywhere in the genital. The vagina is a tube between the vulva and the opening of the womb (cervix).
Genital cancer is nearly always caused by an infection from certain types of the human papillomavirus (HPV). It’s often found and prevented by attending cervical screening, which aims to find and treat abnormalities before they turn into cancer. Genital cancer usually grows very slowly and how serious it is depends on how big it is, if it has spread and your general health.
While several types of cancer can spread to your genital from other places in your body, cancer that begins in your genital (primary genital cancer) is rare.
A diagnosis of early-stage genital cancer has the best chance for a cure. Genital cancer that spreads beyond the genital is much more difficult to treat.
According to Webmd, cancer is one of the dreaded health problems some people suffer from. The reason why it is dreaded is that, there is no known cure of cancer and it can affect any part of the body including the private organ, the breast and many other parts of the body that you may not even think of under normal circumstances.
In this article, we are going to have a look at some of the early symptoms of female genital cancer women should not take for granted.
What Are The Early Symptoms Of Genital Cancer That Should Not Be Ignored?
- Discharge from the private body part that contains blood. If you start noticing a bloody discharge from your genital all of a sudden when you are not menstruating, or after hitting menopause.
- Pain in the pelvic region or lower abdomen that is for no clear reason. If you start feeling constant pain in the pelvic region or lower abdomen, then you should start planning on how to visit the doctor.
- Changing in the bathroom habits such as more urination than before. Sudden or abrupt changes in bathroom habits could mean cancer of the private organ in women.
- Appearance of a lump on your genital, a lump that continues to grow bigger as time goes on. Growing lump or swelling in the genital could mean you are cancerous and the earlier you get checked, the better for you.
