Different Types of Cervical Cancer Treatments ?

Answer 1

When a woman is diagnosed with Cervical cancer, her treatment options are dependent on many factors; there is not one simple treatment used to treat cervical cancer. The woman's age and general health are taken into consideration as is the type of HPV the woman has. In addition, the stage of her cancer, the size of her tumor and the type of cervical cancer she has is taken into consideration. Additionally, woman who are pregnant with cervical cancer are not typically treated until the baby is born in an effort to keep the baby safe.

Doctors use three standard treatment procedures when treating cervical cancer. The one your doctor will suggest depends on the above mentioned factors. The first potential treatment for cervical cancer is surgery. Surgery is performed to remove the tumor from your body; sometimes the cancer is removable without doing major damage to a woman's cervix which depends on whether or not she will be able to have children in the future but sometimes the diagnosis is worse and a complete hysterectomy is required, which is the removal of the cervix. This means the woman will not be able to carry a child.

The next type of treatment used to treat cervical cancer is radiation therapy. Radiation is the use of x-rays and other methods of radiation that kill the cancer or at least keep them from becoming larger. External radiation is the option in which a machine on the exterior of your body is used to send radiation into your body to kill the cancer. Internal radiation utilizes seeds, catheters and needs and wires to inject radiation directly into the tumor. The type of radiation your doctor recommends depends on your specific case.

Finally, your doctor may recommend chemotherapy, which is the use of drugs to prevent the tumor from growing or to kill it completely. Systematic chemotherapy is given to patients through the mouth or through an IV that places the medication into the bloodstream, where it attacks the cancer. Regional chemotherapy is when the drugs are placed directly into the organ that the cancer is located where it attacks the cancer in that manner.