When Diagnosed With Cervical Cancer What Are The Options?
i hear its almost curable, but how so what procedures do they offer?
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November 27th, 2009 at 8:34 am
It depends on the staging of the cancer and whether or not you are hoping to have children in the future. The earliest stages (0 and 1) can sometimes be treated by removing the affected cells using a laser knife, cryogenically cooled probe, regular blade, or heated wire. A newer option for more advanced stage one cancers is the trachelectomy, in which the cervix is removed and a stitch is placed to form a sort of artificial cervix. This last is still somewhat experimental.
Later-staged cancers are treated by hysterectomy (removal of the uterus) of various types, typically accompanied with chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy.
Your doctor can discuss treatment options with much more precision than I can since they know the specifics of your case.
November 27th, 2009 at 11:12 am
Sometimes, they will do a surgery to remove the cervix if it is harming the rest of the body. Chemotherapy and radiation is also going to be used to clear the cancer cells from the body. Sometimes, the removal of one or both ovaries or fallopian tubes is also necessary. Obviously, this greatly reduces the chance of pregnancy to, occasionally, close to 10% or even lower. Getting the Gardasil vaccine if you qualify will help prevent cervical cancer even if you are not sexually active.
November 27th, 2009 at 5:25 pm
if you have the diagnosis, discuss this with your doctor.