Can endometrial cancer really be cured?

Can endometrial cancer really be cured? Everyone knows that no matter what kind of disease it is, as long as it is discovered, it must be actively treated. The same is true for endometrial cancer. With the continuous advancement of medicine, there are many related methods for treating endometrial cancer, and they are also constantly being improved. So let the experts tell you about the specific treatment methods.

Endometrial cancer is a common malignant tumor in gynecology. It has brought serious harm to women's health and also made many women unable to work normally. Endometrial cancer (carcinoma ofendometrium), also known as uterine body cancer, refers to cancer that occurs in the endometrium, most of which are adenocarcinomas. It is one of the three common malignant tumors of the female reproductive tract, with a high incidence age of 58 to 61 years old, accounting for about 7% of the total number of female cancers and 20 to 30% of female reproductive tract malignant tumors. The incidence rate has been on the rise in recent years, and has approached or even exceeded that of cervical cancer.

1. Surgery is the first choice. Patients in stage I should undergo extrafascial total hysterectomy and bilateral adnexectomy, and patients in stage II should undergo extensive total hysterectomy and pelvic lymph node dissection.

2. Combined surgery and radiation therapy: For patients in stage I, if cancer cells are found in the ascites or the myometrium is infiltrated, and there is lymph node metastasis, external irradiation is given after surgery. For patients in stage II or some stage III, external irradiation or intracavitary irradiation is given before surgery, and surgery is performed 1 to 2 weeks after the end of radiotherapy.

3. Radiotherapy: The elderly, frail patients, patients with severe medical complications who cannot tolerate surgery, and patients in stage III or above who are not suitable for surgery can be treated with radiotherapy, including intracavitary and external irradiation.

4. Hormone therapy Young patients in the early stage who want to retain their fertility, patients with advanced cancer who cannot undergo surgery or with cancer recurrence can be treated with large doses of synthetic progesterone, such as 400 mg of medroxyprogesterone acetate, intramuscular injection, 2 to 3 times a week; 500 mg of progesterone acetate, intramuscular injection, 2 to 3 times a week, etc. The efficacy can be evaluated after at least 12 weeks.

5. The anti-estrogen drug tamoxifen has the same indications as progestin therapy. The general dose is 20-40 mg/d, taken orally. It can be used for a long time or in divided courses.

6. For advanced cases that cannot undergo surgery or radiotherapy, or those that relapse after treatment, anti-cancer chemotherapy can be combined with chemotherapy such as 5-fluorouracil (5-Fu), cyclophosphamide (CTX), mitomycin (MMC), doxorubicin (BDR), and cisplatin (DDP), which has a certain effect.

7. Anti-cancer Chinese medicine treatment can be used as one of the comprehensive treatment measures and is suitable for patients who are not suitable for surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy or who have recurrence after surgery.

This is all I have to say about the treatment of endometrial cancer. I hope it can help more patients with endometrial cancer. Although endometrial cancer is a common disease and causes great harm, we still have to strengthen our confidence and find a treatment method that suits us. We believe that we can defeat the disease and win health.