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What is stage IV of cervical cancer?
Stage IV: Cancer has spread to other parts of the body
What is stage IB2 of cervical cancer?
Stage IB2: Stage IB cancer is larger than 4 cm (1.6 in)
What is stage IB1 of cervical cancer?
Stage IB1: Cancer is no larger than 4 cm (1.6 in)
What is stage II of cervical cancer?
Stage II: Cancer has spread from the cervix but is confined to the pelvic region
How is cervical cancer different from other cancers?
Cervical cancer is cancer of the cells lining the cervix which is the passage between the uterus and the vagina. You can prevent cervical cancer by monitoring risk factors for cervical cancer. Find out more about the several risk factors that increase your chance of developing cervical cancer.
What are treatments for cervical cancer?
The various treatments for cervical cancer include surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy depending on the type and stage of cancer that you've been diagnosed with.
What is stage IIA of cervical cancer?
Stage IIA: Cancer has spread to the upper region of the vagina, but not to the lower one-third of the vagina
When is chemotherapy used to treat cervical cancer?
Most often it is used following surgery or radiation treatment. Stages IIB, III, IV, and recurrent cervical cancers usually are treated with a combination of external and internal radiation and chemotherapy.
When is radiation therapy used to treat cervical cancer?
Radiation therapy, which involves the use of high-dosage x rays or other high-energy waves to kill cancer cells, often is used for treating stages IB, IIA, and IIB cervical cancers, or in combination with surgery.
Can ovarian cancer spread to the throat?
I just recently had a friend who had both cervical and ovarian cancer. The strange thing was the ovarian cancer was one type of cancer in stage 2 and the cervical cancer was a totally different type of cancer in stage 1. She recovered fully from both.
What is stage IIIB of cervical cancer?
Stage IIIB: Cancer has spread to the pelvic wall and/or is blocking the flow of urine through the ureters to the bladder
Does Stage 3 cervical cancer cause pain?
I'm sorry yes
