Cervical cancer is a gynecological malignancy with a relatively high incidence, in 2020, the global incidence of cervical cancer is as high as 600,000 cases, while the death population is as high as 340,000 people, is a serious threat to women's health and life malignant diseases.
The cause of cervical cancer is related to infection with the HPV virus, so most women will actively vaccinate against HPV, thinking that as long as the HPV vaccine is injected, they will not get cervical cancer, is this true?
Won't hpvic vaccination cause cervical cancer?
To be sure, getting the HPV vaccine doesn't mean you won't get cervical cancer. HPV virus refers to the human papillomavirus, there are many types, so far more than 130 kinds have been isolated, mainly including low-risk HPV virus and high-risk HPV virus.
Among them, the low-risk HPV virus is divided into two types: skin low-risk type and mucosal low-risk type, and high-risk HPV virus is divided into skin high-risk type and mucosal high-risk type. If a woman is infected with the mucosal high-risk HPV virus for a long time in her daily life, she will develop cervical cancer.
The HPV vaccine is not equal to the cervical cancer vaccine, for example, for the secondary vaccine, it is only for the hpv virus 16 and HPV18 subtypes. The ivy vaccine is only effective against HPV viruses 16 and 18, as well as low-risk types of HPV viruses 6 and 11.
In addition, on the basis of the four vaccines, the nine HPV vaccines can also prevent the five subtypes of HPV viruses 31, 33, 45, 52 and 58.
However, whether it is two, four or nine, the HPV vaccine only targets a certain part of the high-risk HPV virus and the low-risk HPV virus, and cannot prevent all high-risk HPV viruses.
So even if women are vaccinated with HPV, if there are some bad behavior habits, they will still be infected with high-risk hpvic viruses, which will lead to cervical cancer.
How can cervical cancer be prevented?
1. Normative behavior
Even women who have been vaccinated with HPV, if they have unhealthy sex in their daily lives, such as having multiple sexual partners, having sex with men who carry the virus, or having same-sex sex, the probability of contracting a high-risk type of HPV virus will still be very high.
Therefore, women must regulate their sexual behavior, have a fixed sexual partner, and do not have any unclean sexual behavior. In addition, when having sex, it is best to use condoms, which can effectively prevent HPV infection.
2. Enhance immunity
The immune mechanisms in the female body can suppress and kill most of the HPV virus entering the body.
However, if immunity declines, the ability to fight the virus will decrease, and some HPV viruses entering the body cannot be eliminated, which will increase the probability of cervical cancer. Therefore, in daily life, women must pay attention to the adjustment of all aspects of life and strive to improve their immunity.
All in all, the HPV vaccine is not equal to the cervical cancer vaccine. Whether it is a second, fourth or nine vaccines, it is not completely resistant to the high-risk type of HPV virus, so after the HPV vaccine is injected, there is still a risk of cervical cancer.
If women want to prevent the emergence of cervical cancer, they must avoid any unhealthy sexual behavior and strive to improve their immunity. In addition, it is necessary to conduct regular cervical cancer screening to minimize the incidence of cervical cancer.