is there any particular scan for findout womb cancer?

Question

please help me. i want to know that weather i have a womb cancer. how to find out that? is there any particular scaning for this? pls answer to this question as early as possible.

Answer 1

You may have one or more of the tests to diagnose womb cancer which is also called as Ovarian Cancer. Vaginal Ultrasound is the scan procedure used for finding the disease.

Vaginal ultrasound

Sound waves are used to make up a picture of the inside of the uterus. It will be done in the hospital scanning department.

A small device is gently put into your vagina. The device produces sound waves, which are then converted into a picture by a computer. This may be uncomfortable but should not be painful.

The other procedures used are -

* Hysteroscopy
* Biopsy
* Dilatation and curettage (D&C)

Hysteroscopy

A thin, flexible tube with a light at the end may be used to look inside the uterus. This helps the gynaecologist to take accurate tissue samples (see Biopsy, below). After a hysteroscopy most women have period-type pains for a day or so, which can be controlled with painkillers.

Biopsy

A small sample of cells may be taken from the lining of the uterus by a gynaecologist or specialist nurse. This will be carried out in the outpatients department and you will not need an anaesthetic. A fine tube is passed into the uterus, and gentle suction is used to remove a sample of the lining. The sample is sent to the laboratory for examination under a microscope.

Dilatation and curettage (D&C)

You may have a procedure called dilatation and curettage (D&C), which is carried out under a general anaesthetic. The cervix is stretched so that the gynaecologist can insert an instrument to remove samples of tissue from the inner lining of the uterus. These samples can then be examined under a microscope. After a D&C most women have period-type pains for a day or so, which can be controlled with painkillers.-

Answer 2

you need to have a Pap smear - go to a womens clinic, or health center and have the test. Some women find it uncomfortable because you have to take off your clothes for the health care person to do the test. But it is good to get used to this because you'll have to do it just about every year in an annual exam. It truly saves lives.

You may have an unpleasant, smelly discharge from your private parts. this does not mean you have cancer - just an infection. It may itch and burn. but that is not cancer. If you go to the clinic and talk to the people there they can tell you what to take. It may be gone in a few days.

But really, to tell the difference between easy to fix and really serious - get an anual Pap smear. it may save your life.

Answer 3

Go to a gynecologist and request a transvaginal ultrasound. This will show any growths in the uterus...sometimes women develop fibroid cysts and they are almost always benign (cancer free)