How to treat ovarian cancer

Ovarian cancer threatens every woman. Since its early symptoms are difficult to detect, many patients are already in the middle and late stages of ovarian cancer after being discovered, thus missing the best period. In any case, many patients still want to know more about the treatment of ovarian cancer. Ovarian malignant tumors can be treated with surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. However, due to the complexity of its pathological types, it is difficult to determine the qualitative, localized diagnosis and staging without laparoscopy or laparotomy. Therefore, except for cases that cannot be operated on or patients whose tumor types are roughly understood but whose general conditions are not suitable for surgery, they can try chemotherapy or radiotherapy with Chinese medicine first and then consider surgery depending on the situation. Surgical exploration can further clarify the type of tumor and its scope of involvement, clarify the staging, and provide a basis for postoperative, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Moreover, removing the tumor as much as possible during the operation can also create conditions for postoperative chemotherapy or radiotherapy and improve the efficacy.

Introducing four methods of treating ovarian cancer

Surgery

Surgery is the most important means of treating ovarian malignant tumors. Unless it is clinically estimated that the tumor cannot be removed or there are contraindications to surgery, surgery should be performed first.

Chemotherapy

Most ovarian cancers respond well to chemotherapy. In recent years, chemotherapy for tumors has made rapid progress and plays an important role in the treatment of ovarian cancer. It plays a positive role in improving the treatment effect of ovarian malignant tumors. It can be used as an adjuvant therapy for surgery and is often used before, during and after surgery. However, it often requires intermittent medication for a long period of time, and the toxic reaction to the human body is sometimes greater. In most cases, it is difficult to completely remove the primary ovarian cancer lesions and metastatic lesions by surgery, especially the implantation of small granular nodules; some patients are not willing to undergo surgical treatment. At this time, comprehensive treatment with chemotherapy as the main treatment should be considered.

Radiation therapy

Most malignant tumors are not well-responsive to various radiotherapy. Therefore, radiotherapy is not considered first in the treatment of malignant ovarian tumors. For patients who have been confirmed to have malignant ovarian tumors that cannot be completely removed by laparotomy, external X-ray irradiation can be performed. However, patients with a large amount of ascites should not undergo radiotherapy.

Chinese medicine treatment

Due to the rapid growth of tumors, patients in the late stage suffer from malnutrition and weight loss, forming cachexia. Treatment methods that are too traumatic or have too many side effects are no longer suitable for patients with advanced ovarian cancer. For patients with mid-to-late stage ovarian cancer, conservative treatment with Chinese medicine is the main method, which can effectively improve the patient's quality of life, improve cachexia, eliminate ascites, strengthen the body, and maximize the patient's survival time.