6 common cancers in women

According to Dr. Hoang Dinh Chan - Former doctor at Central Hospital - cancer in women has many different diseases but below are the 6 most common cancers.

1. Breast cancer

Currently in the world, 1 woman every 22 seconds is diagnosed with breast cancer; 3 women die every 5 minutes from breast cancer. Each year, about 1.4 million people suffer from breast cancer, including 458,000 deaths.

Breast cancer begins at menstruation or when entering menopause, middle age.

Risk factor

1. Family history of someone with breast cancer
2. Beginning menstruation or entering menopause, middle-aged
3. Childbirth late or not giving birth
4. Eat a lot of fat, obesity, sedentary, heavy beer

Symptom

1. Unusual tumor in the breast
2. Breast shape changes. Nipple discharge or blood
3. There are lymph nodes in the armpit

Screening and early diagnosis

1. Do a breast self-exam every month after cleansing for 5 days
2. Mammogram
3. Mammograms
4. Prick the tumor cells if available
5. Cancer imprint test CA 15-3

2. Thyroid cancer

According to the American Cancer Society's statistics in the United States, in 2015 alone, out of 62,450 cases of the disease were discovered, there were 1,950 deaths from the disease.

In Vietnam, the number of people with thyroid cancer tends to increase

Risk factor

1. Family history of a sick person
2. There are diseases related to the thyroid gland
3. Radioactive contamination
4. Lack of iodized salt, a diet high in fat, high in alcohol

Symptom

1. There are tumors in front of the neck
2. The voice is hoarse, chronic cough
3. Difficulty swallowing, difficulty breathing

Screening and early diagnosis

1. Thyroid ultrasound
2. Considering thyroid function FT4, FSH, T3
3. Early detection of thyroid cancer

3. Colorectal cancer

According to Bach Mai Hospital's Center for Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, statistics show that colorectal cancer is the fifth leading cancer in gastrointestinal cancer, and is increasing due to eating and drinking problems. (unhealthy eating habits, chemical-contaminated foods .).

On average, for every 100,000 people, 13 cases of this disease.

Risk factor

1. History of yourself, someone has a polyp
2. History of ulcerative colitis
3. Diets high in fat, animal meat, low fiber, calcium deficiency. Chemicals contaminated with chemicals
4. Drink more alcohol
5. Tobacco addiction
6. Age over 50

Symptom

1. Constipation often
2. Go outside the small stool, deformed
3. Out of blood
4. Stomach cramps, unusual abdominal pain
5. Sudden weight loss

Early diagnosis screening

1. Colonoscopy
2. Cancer imprint test CEA and CA 199

4. Cervical cancer

In Vietnam, cervical cancer is the second most common gynecological cancer after breast cancer. Each year there are more than 5,000 new cases and more than 2,500 deaths from the disease. In the world, a woman dies every 2 minutes.

Risk factor

1. Multiple births
2. There are many partners
3. Use birth control pills for a long time
4. Being infected with genital tract virus such as HPV, chlamydia
5. Tobacco addiction

Symptom

1. Vaginal bleeding
2. Abnormal vaginal discharge
3. Pain during intercourse
4. Pelvic pain

Early diagnosis screening

1. Examination of gynecology every 6 months
2. Ultrasound ultrasound for appendages, ultrasound transducers
3. Cervical endoscopy
4. Pap smears test Pap'smear
5. SCC cancer imprint test

5. Lung cancer

Each year our country has about 22,000 new cases of lung cancer, up to 19,500 people die from this disease. Late diagnosed disease is the biggest barrier to treatment, leading to high mortality rates.

Risk factor

1. Exposure to cigarette smoke in the environment
2. Long-term smoking: Traditional cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars, and tobacco leaves
3. Exposure to radiation, environmental pollution
4. Some lung diseases such as tuberculosis, chronic pulmonary obstruction
5. Having a family history of lung cancer

Symptom

1. Prolonged cough is difficult to breathe and is getting worse
2. Coughing up blood and phlegm
3. Most often, chest tightness
4. Recurrent pneumonia and bronchitis
5. Skinny, weight loss, joint pain
6. Edible face and neck

Screening and early diagnosis

1. Cardiopulmonary X-ray
2. Cancer markers such as Cyfra 21-1, NSE, CEA
3. CT scan of the lungs when in doubt

6. Stomach cancer

Statistics of the global cancer organization, in Vietnam each year there are 16,000 new cases and more than 11,000 deaths from stomach cancer. This is a common cancer ranked No. 2 in men (after lung cancer) and ranked fifth in women.

This is a common cancer ranked No. 2 in men (after lung cancer) and ranked fifth in women.

Risk factor

1. Has a family history of illness
2. Has a history of stomach disease
3. Eat plenty of foods that contain nitrates, nitrites, nitrosamines: pickled pickles, baked goods, and bacon.
4. Infection with HP bacteria causes damage to the stomach lining.
5. Heterosexual, dysplasia on cancer

Typical symptoms of stomach cancer

1. Least appetite, do not want to eat
2. Flatulence, indigestion
3. Epigastric pain in many different levels
4. Vomiting and nausea constantly
5. Stenosis, depletion, rapid weight loss
6. Has gastrointestinal hemorrhage, anemia, hypochromia
7. There are adenomas, distant metastatic lymph nodes, ascites

Screening for early diagnosis

1. Gastroscopy - duodenum makes HP test
2. Biopsy of the gastric mucosa