What are the common treatments for cervical cancer

Cervical cancer is not only a gynecological disease, but also one of the more serious tumor diseases. Therefore, when you have cervical cancer, it is important to seek timely treatment. Now, let's take a look at the treatment measures for cervical cancer .

1. Generally speaking, surgical treatment is limited to patients with early cervical cancer, i.e. patients with carcinoma in situ, stage I and stage IIA. For patients above stage IIA, surgical treatment is not effective and radiotherapy should be the first choice. The scope of surgery is determined by specific circumstances such as the depth, size, clinical stage, pathological type, cell differentiation, etc. After surgical treatment of cervical cancer, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and traditional Chinese medicine can be used appropriately to help inhibit cancer cells, control symptoms, and prevent recurrence and metastasis.

2. Radiotherapy is suitable for the treatment of invasive cervical cancer at all stages. It can also be used for patients of advanced age, early-stage cancer and carcinoma in situ who are not suitable for surgery. Standardized radiotherapy for cervical cancer includes external radiotherapy and intracavitary radiotherapy, which form a reasonable dose distribution in the tumor area. Except for a few early-stage cancers, it is generally necessary to combine intracavitary and external radiotherapy to achieve the ideal therapeutic effect and achieve the purpose of radical cure.

The above is a detailed description of the treatment of cervical cancer. I hope it can help everyone understand the knowledge of cervical cancer and cure cervical cancer in time. If you have other questions about cervical cancer, you can contact our online experts to answer your questions.