TANGERANGNEWS.com-Dewi Rahayu, Nursepreneur who is also a healthcare worker at Hermina Tangerang Hospital, explained that about 92 percent of cervical cancers show no symptoms or features.
In the early stages, doctors and nurses/midwives cannot detect and know for sure if someone is being diagnosed with cervical cancer.
“That’s why it has to be examined with the naked eye first. I usually suspect or I’m usually called suspicious,” he said on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022.
If a patient is suspected to have a problem with the health of their female organs, they will not perform an IVA test. However, for the legal aspect of the diagnosis, the patient is referred to an obstetrician and gynecologist.
She explained that the cause of cervical cancer is human papillomavirus (HPV) types 16 and 18. Although cervical cancer generally has no symptoms, many women in the field who are suspected of the disease complain of prolonged vaginal discharge or bleeding outside of their periods. cycle.
Additionally, there are also those who experience bleeding after intercourse and lower abdominal pain during intercourse.
Dewi said that her nursing profession is responsible and helps the needs of patients. When you find a case in your patient, you are required to cooperate with the doctor to obtain a medical diagnosis and other instructions according to the law.
“After diagnosis and instruction, I do my part according to my profession,” Dewi said.
For cases of suspected cervical cancer, your doctor will recommend a biopsy first. The biopsy is performed as a medical aid in establishing the diagnosis.
After the biopsy results emerge and the medical diagnosis confirms that the patient has cervical cancer, they will be referred to the central hospital with a cancer referral.
“Usually at Dharmais Hospital or RSCM. In terms of referrals, I will enlist the help of cadres to escort these clients. As long as the client is escorted through the referral process and managed at the Cancer Referral Center Hospital, I will continue to monitor their progress” Dewi said.
Not infrequently, the patients he assists, after having carried out the screening phase, are found to be carriers of precancerous lesions. She regretted it because many women were unaware of these ailments and did not immediately undergo the examination.
Obstacles for women when they experience these signs, they are reluctant to take tests for reasons of shame and fear. Even if it could be their main enemy.
“From the screening experience I’ve had so far, about 70 percent of women may have problems with their cervix,” she said.
Clients who have been diagnosed with cervical cancer life expectancy or recovery depends on the stage. The higher the stage of cancer, the shorter the life expectancy.
“However, patients’ enthusiasm to recover can sometimes affect health,” he explained.
For this reason, Dewi often campaigns for women’s cervical cancer to provide attention and knowledge, through seminars and social media content.
It also provides preventative counseling to maintain reproductive organ health for women, including:
1. Selection
2. Get the HPV vaccination
3. Maintain personal hygiene
4. Faithful to a partner or not changing partners
5. Not having sex at an early age (less than 20)
6. Avoid exposure to cigarette smoke (active and passive)
