Treatments for Cervical Cancer
Treatments for Cervical Cancer
The list of treatments mentioned in various sources
for Cervical Cancer
includes the following list.
Always seek professional medical advice about any treatment
or change in treatment plans.
- Chemotherapy
- Radiation therapy
- Surgery
- Possible early stage treatments:
- Treatment consists of surgery (including local excision) in early stages and chemotherapy and radiotherapy in advanced stages of the disease
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Differential diagnosis list for Cervical Cancer may include:
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Drugs and Medications used to treat Cervical Cancer:
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or change in treatment plans.
Some of the different medications used in the treatment of Cervical Cancer include:
- Carboplatin
- Paraplatin
- Paraplatin-AQ
- Blastocarb
- Carbotec
- Cisplatin
- Platinol-AQ
- Blastolem
- Tecnoplatin
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Hospital statistics for Cervical Cancer:
These medical statistics relate to hospitals, hospitalization and Cervical Cancer:
- 0.064% (8,213) of hospital consultant episodes were for malignant neoplasm of cervix uteri in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 96% of hospital consultant episodes for malignant neoplasm of cervix uteri required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 100% of hospital consultant episodes for malignant neoplasm of cervix uteri were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 14% of hospital consultant episodes for malignant neoplasm of cervix uteri required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Medical news summaries about treatments for Cervical Cancer:
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Discussion of treatments for Cervical Cancer:
Treatments for cancer of the cervix depend on the stage of disease, the
size of the tumor, and a woman's age, overall physical condition, and
desire to have children. Treatment for cervical cancer during pregnancy
may be delayed, depending on the stage of the cancer and how many months
of pregnancy remain. There are three kinds of treatment for women with
cancer of the cervix:
-
surgery---removing the cancer in an operation;
-
radiation therapy---using high-dose x-rays or other
high-energy rays to kill cancer cells;
-
chemotherapy---using drugs to kill cancer cells.
The National Cancer Institute recommends that doctors should strongly
consider giving chemotherapy at the same time as radiation therapy for
women with invasive cervical cancer. Five major studies showed that
chemotherapy that includes the drug cisplatin, when given at the same time
as radiation therapy, prolongs survival in women with this disease. Up to
now, surgery or radiation alone has been considered standard treatment for
this form of cancer. (Source: excerpt from Cervical Cancer: NWHIC)
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Cervical cancer:
Treatment
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Appropriate treatment depends on accurate clinical staging. Preinvasive lesions may be treated with total excisional biopsy, cryosurgery, laser destruction, conization (and frequent Pap smear follow-up) or, rarely, hysterectomy. Therapy for invasive squamous cell cancer may include radical hysterectomy and radiation therapy (internal, external, or both). Chemotherapy may be used alone or in combination with radiation therapy in treating cervical cancer. Cisplatin and fluorouracil are the agents used.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Malignant spinal neoplasms:
Treatment
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Treatment of spinal cord tumors generally includes decompression or radiation. Laminectomy is indicated for primary tumors that produce spinal cord or cauda equina compression; it isn't usually indicated for metastatic tumors. If the tumor is slowly progressive or if it's treated before the cord degenerates from compression, symptoms are likely to disappear, and complete restoration of function is possible. In a patient with metastatic carcinoma or lymphoma who suddenly experiences complete transverse myelitis with spinal shock, functional improvement is unlikely, even with treatment, and his outlook is ominous. If the patient has incomplete paraplegia of rapid onset, emergency surgical decompression may save cord function. Steroid therapy with dexamethasone minimizes cord edema and temporarily relieves symptoms until surgery can be performed. Partial removal of intramedullary gliomas, followed by radiation, may alleviate symptoms for a short time. Metastatic extradural tumors can be controlled with radiation, analgesics and, in the case of hormone-mediated tumors (breast and prostate), appropriate hormone therapy. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) may control radicular pain from spinal cord tumors and is a useful alternative to opioid analgesics. In TENS, an electrical charge is applied to the skin to stimulate large-diameter nerve fibers and thereby inhibit transmission of pain impulses through small-diameter nerve fibers. Chemotherapy generally hasn't proven effective against most spinal tumors, but may be recommended in some cases.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Uterine cancer:
Treatment
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Treatment varies, depending on the extent of the disease:
❑Surgery — Rarely curative, surgery generally involves total abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, or possibly omentectomy with or without pelvic or para-aortic lymphadenectomy. Total exenteration involves removal of all pelvic organs, including the vagina, and is done only when the disease is sufficiently contained to allow surgical removal of diseased parts. (See Managing pelvic exenteration, page 114.)
❑Radiation therapy — When the tumor isn't well differentiated, intracavitary or external radiation (or both), given 6 weeks before surgery, may inhibit recurrence and lengthen survival time.
❑ Hormonal therapy — Synthetic progesterones, such as medroxyprogesterone or megestrol, may be administered for systemic disease. Tamoxifen (which produces a 20% to 40% response rate) may be given as a second-line treatment.
❑ Chemotherapy — Varying combinations of cisplatin, doxorubicin, carboplatin, topotecan, paclitaxel, and gemcitabine are usually tried when other treatments have failed.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Acceleration-deceleration cervical injuries:
Treatment
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Treatment aims to control symptoms and includes:
❑ a mild analgesic — such as aspirin with codeine or ibuprofen — and possibly a muscle relaxant — such as diazepam, cyclobenzaprine, or chlorzoxazone with acetaminophen
❑ ice or cool compresses to the neck to relieve pain
❑ immobilization with a soft, padded cervical collar for several days or weeks
❑ in severe muscle spasms, short-term cervical traction.
Most whiplash patients are discharged immediately.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Cervical cancer:
Treatment
(Handbook of Diseases)
Appropriate treatment depends on accurate staging. Preinvasive lesions may be treated with a loop electrosurgical examination procedure, cryosurgery, laser destruction, conization (and frequent Pap test follow-up) or, rarely, hysterectomy. Therapy for invasive squamous cell carcinoma may include radical hysterectomy and radiation therapy (internal, external, or both). Radiation is effective for all stages, but surgery is preferable for some premenopausal women.
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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Uterine cancer:
Treatment
(Handbook of Diseases)
Uterine cancer treatment varies, depending on the extent of the disease. Generally, treatment involves surgery and radiation therapy, depending on the stage and depth of the myometrial invasion.
Surgery
Surgery generally involves total adominal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy or, possibly, omentectomy with or without pelvic or para-aortic lymphadenectomy.
Radiation therapy
When the tumor isn’t well differentiated, intracavitary or external radiation (or both), given 6 weeks before surgery, may inhibit recurrence and lengthen survival time.
Hormonal therapy
Synthetic progesterones — such as hydroxyprogesterone or megestrol — may be administered for systemic disease. Tamoxifen, which produces a 20% to 40% response rate, may be given as a second-line treatment.
Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy is not very successful in advanced endometrial carcinoma. Varying combinations of cisplatin, doxorubicin, carboplatin, or paclitaxel, as well as others, are usually tried when other treatments have failed.
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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
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