Cervical Cancer

Treatment by Stage

For Stage 0 (carcinoma in situ)
Treatment of  Stage 0 cervical cancer given below. The probability of cure is 100% 

• Treatment options cryosurgery
• Laser surgery
• Loop electro surgical excision procedure, and cold knife conization
• A simple hysterectomy may be done if the cancer returns and also for those women who cannot or no longer want to have children.

For stage I
Treatment of stage I cancer given below. The probability of cure is 85-90% 

For stage IA 

1. Surgery to remove the cancer, uterus, and cervix (total abdominal hysterectomy). The ovaries may also be taken out (bilateral salpingo- oophorectomy), but are usually not removed in younger women.
2. Conization.
3. For tumors with deeper invasion (3-5 millimeters): Surgery to remove the cancer, the uterus and cervix, and part of the vagina (radical hysterectomy) along with the lymph nodes in the pelvic area (lymph node dissection).
4. Internal radiation therapy.

For stage IB 

1. Internal and external radiation therapy.
2. Radical hysterectomy and lymph node dissection.
3. Radical hysterectomy and lymph node dissection followed by radiation therapy plus chemotherapy.
4. Radiation therapy plus chemotherapy.

Stage II
Treatment of Stage  II cancer given below. The probability of cure is  75-80% 

1. Internal and external radiation therapy.
2. Radical hysterectomy and lymph node dissection.
3. Radical hysterectomy and lymph node dissection followed by radiation therapy plus chemotherapy.
4. Radiation therapy plus chemotherapy.

1. Internal and external radiation therapy plus chemotherapy.

Stage III
Treatment of Stage III cancer given below. The probability of cure is  50%

1. Internal and external radiation therapy combined with chemotherapy.

Stage IV
Treatment of Stage IV cancer given below. The probability of cure is 30% 

For stage IVA 

1. Internal and external radiation therapy combined with chemotherapy.

For stage IVB 

1. Radiation therapy to relieve symptoms caused by the cancer.
2. Chemotherapy.  

Recurrent
If the cancer has come back (recurred) in the pelvis, treatment may be one of the following:

1. Radiation therapy combined with chemotherapy.
2. Chemotherapy to relieve symptoms caused by the cancer.

If the cancer has come back outside of the pelvis, a patient may choose to go into a clinical trial of systemic chemotherapy.

Ways to Reduce Cervical Cancer
The best ways reduce the risk of cervical cancer:

• Delay first intercourse. Girls less than 16 years of age should avoid sexual activity or always use condoms. Condoms may help prevent the transmission of HPV.
• Have fewer sexual partners. Practice safe sex with only your partner and make sure your partner is having sex only with you.
• Use condoms
• Annual pelvic examinations, including a pap smear, should begin when a woman becomes sexually active, or by the age of 20 in a non-sexually active woman. Have routine Pap tests. Women who do not regularly have a Pap test are at increased risk of cervical cancer.

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