Cases of Cervical Precancerous Lesions Cured

Cervical cancer is the only cancer among all human cancers that has a clear cause, can be prevented and treated early, and can be eliminated. Clinical practice shows that the cure rate for cervical cancer before stage zero is almost 100%. However, due to the lack of symptoms in the early stage and the lack of awareness of early screening, 80% of patients are already invasive cancer when diagnosed, which is very regrettable. Therefore, women should establish early screening awareness and go to the hospital regularly for HPV virus testing and cytology screening.

Cervical cancer screening generally includes cytology and HPV virus testing. Cytology is the first step for women to screen for cervical cancer. Compared with the traditional Pap smear test, the cervical cancer screening method we currently recommend is liquid-based cell testing. It is the best early detection method for cervical cancer determined by the World Health Organization.

Generally, we recommend that women under 30 years old only have a cytology test once a year. If the test results are negative for several consecutive years, you can consider extending the test interval. Women over 30 years old need to add HPV virus testing on top of the annual cytology test. The reason why HPV testing is not recommended for young women is that HPV infection in young women is usually short-lived and will not cause significant harm to the body. The virus is usually "swept away" by the immune system within 8 to 12 months, and no longer than two years.

The pathological process of cervical cancer is divided into hyperplasia, atypical hyperplasia, carcinoma in situ, early invasive cancer, and invasive cancer. From atypical hyperplasia (i.e. precancerous lesions) to carcinoma in situ, the shortest time is 5 years, the longest can be up to 20 years, and generally about 10 years. The reason why we recommend screening is to detect precancerous lesions at an early stage. If they can be treated promptly and appropriately during the precancerous lesion stage, the cure rate of the disease is almost 100%.

It is worth mentioning that in clinical practice, many women panic when they see the words "precancerous lesions". In fact, precancerous lesions are not cancer, but the intermediate state between benign and malignant lesions of the cervix and the general term for very early cancer. It is actually very lucky to start intervention at this time, which can eliminate cancer in its infancy.