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Signs and Symptoms



Women with early cervical cancers and pre-cancers usually have no symptoms. Symptoms often do not begin until a pre-cancer becomes a true invasive cancer and proliferated to nearby tissue. When this happens, the most common symptoms are:


i.     Abnormal vaginal bleeding, such as bleeding after sex or vaginal intercourse, bleeding after menopause, bleeding and spotting between periods, and having longer or heavier menstrual periods than usual. Bleeding after douching, or after a pelvic exam is a common symptom of cervical cancer but not pre-cancer. 



ii.     Unusual discharge from the vagina, such as the discharge may contain blood and may occur between your periods or after menopause. Pain during vaginal intercourse.


As the cancer move to advanced stage, more and more symptoms will appear which include:
ü   Back pain
ü   Bone fractures
ü   Fatigue
ü   Heavy bleeding from the vagina
ü   Leaking of urine or feces from the vagina
ü   Loss of appetite
ü   Leg pain
ü   Pelvic pain
ü   Single swollen leg
ü   Weight loss