Dirty Toilet Water Cause Cervical Cancer?
Cervical cancer or cervical cancer is the second deadliest cancer after breast cancer in women . But there are still many misconceptions about the causes of this disease , some even think that dirty toilet water can make people affected by this disease .
Yet according to Andi oncology subspecialty obstetrician Darma Putra , cervical cancer is the human papilloma virus infection ( HPV ), which can only enter the body through sexual activity . Cleanliness of the toilet water so not including the causes of the disease .
" HPV is a virus that places his life in the skin epithelium . So it is not possible HPV is transmitted through toilet water , " said Andi in Cervical Cancer Seminar SOHO Layman Global Medika , in Jakarta , Friday ( 14/02/2014 ) .
Andi explained , 80 percent of HPV infections occur through sexual activity , while the rest through non - sexual activities , including entering into pubic finger . This is because the HPV virus can also live in epithelial skin of the fingers .
HPV , Andi , divided into high risk and low risk . Of all HPV that may enter the body , 95 percent will disappear within two to three years . While five percent settled , some have a role in cancer formation and some will not .
" The cause of cancer is multifactorial , but the most dominant is the body's immunity . If good , HPV can persist forever , but not so the cancer , " said a doctor who practiced in hospitals Mother Jakarta .
Although there is no relationship between the dirty toilet water with the development of cervical cancer , but Andi advised to maintain the cleanliness of genitals . Because there are other diseases that lurk if it does not do so , for example, bacterial or fungal infections , which also affect the health of the reproductive system .
Meanwhile, to avoid the risk of cervical cancer , according to Andi routine early detection is the key. Early detection can be done through methods pap smear , visual inspection with acetic acid ( VIA) , and the latest method is by self - sampling technology for the detection of cervical cancer .
" Early detection is important to prevent the discovery of cancer in advanced stages . Because if the condition is found in precancerous lesions , it is possible to recover 100 percent , " he concluded .
Yet according to Andi oncology subspecialty obstetrician Darma Putra , cervical cancer is the human papilloma virus infection ( HPV ), which can only enter the body through sexual activity . Cleanliness of the toilet water so not including the causes of the disease .
" HPV is a virus that places his life in the skin epithelium . So it is not possible HPV is transmitted through toilet water , " said Andi in Cervical Cancer Seminar SOHO Layman Global Medika , in Jakarta , Friday ( 14/02/2014 ) .
Andi explained , 80 percent of HPV infections occur through sexual activity , while the rest through non - sexual activities , including entering into pubic finger . This is because the HPV virus can also live in epithelial skin of the fingers .
HPV , Andi , divided into high risk and low risk . Of all HPV that may enter the body , 95 percent will disappear within two to three years . While five percent settled , some have a role in cancer formation and some will not .
" The cause of cancer is multifactorial , but the most dominant is the body's immunity . If good , HPV can persist forever , but not so the cancer , " said a doctor who practiced in hospitals Mother Jakarta .
Although there is no relationship between the dirty toilet water with the development of cervical cancer , but Andi advised to maintain the cleanliness of genitals . Because there are other diseases that lurk if it does not do so , for example, bacterial or fungal infections , which also affect the health of the reproductive system .
Meanwhile, to avoid the risk of cervical cancer , according to Andi routine early detection is the key. Early detection can be done through methods pap smear , visual inspection with acetic acid ( VIA) , and the latest method is by self - sampling technology for the detection of cervical cancer .
" Early detection is important to prevent the discovery of cancer in advanced stages . Because if the condition is found in precancerous lesions , it is possible to recover 100 percent , " he concluded .
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