What are the treatments for ovarian cancer?

Suffering from ovarian cancer is undoubtedly a great disaster for female friends. Not only do patients have to endure the physical torture of the disease, but it also has a great impact on the patient's spirit. Some patients even have thoughts of suicide. So, what are the methods for treating ovarian cancer? Let's listen to what the experts say.

1. Surgical treatment: Surgical treatment is the preferred treatment method after diagnosis. Surgical methods mainly include radical surgery and conservative surgery that preserves fertility. Before surgery, the patient should be fully examined for accurate tumor staging. In addition, postoperative care is very important. Because recurrence and metastasis occur after surgery, consolidation should be strengthened after surgery to prevent recurrence and metastasis of ovarian cancer.

2. Chemotherapy: Chemotherapy plays an important role in the treatment of ovarian cancer. It can be used as an auxiliary treatment for surgery and is often used before, during and after surgery. In most cases, it is difficult to completely remove the primary foci and metastatic foci of ovarian cancer by surgery, especially the implantation of small granular nodules. Therefore, it takes a long time to discontinue medication, which has greater side effects on the human body. In addition, chemotherapy can also be used for patients who do not want to take surgical treatment.

3. Radiotherapy: Radiotherapy has no obvious effect on the treatment of ovarian cancer and is generally not used as the first choice. It can be used for patients whose lesions cannot be completely removed after surgery.

4. Traditional Chinese medicine treatment: Usually, it is suitable for patients with ovarian cancer in the middle and late stages, or after surgery or other treatments, because patients in this period are weaker and may even have symptoms of malnutrition. Traditional Chinese medicine treatment can effectively improve the patient's quality of life, improve cachexia, eliminate ascites, strengthen the body, and maximize the patient's survival time.

The above are some common methods for treating ovarian cancer given by experts. After the experts’ explanation, patients must be full of confidence in the treatment. Experts would like to remind patients that although there are many methods for treating ovarian cancer, patients still have to choose the method that suits them best. Only in this way can better treatment results be achieved.