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Cervical Cancer Treatment

Cervical cancer affects thousands of women worldwide. The American Cancer Society estimates that more than 11,000 women are affected by cervical cancer and 4,000 women die from it each year in the United States. Numbers are higher in other parts of the world, including sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and parts of Asia.

Treatments for cervical cancer are similar to other types of cancers. Physicans and oncologists determine the most appropriate treatment based on the extent of the cancer and how early it is diagnosed. Other factors that determine treatment include a patients age, location of the cancer (whether it is localized to the cervix or has spread to adjacent areas and/or organs). Treatment options for cervical cancer include:

Cryosurgery

Cryosurgery is used for cervical cancer that is diagnosed at an early stage and has not yet penetrated to affect deeper tissues. The treatment is performed by freezing an apparatus resembling a trans-vaginal scan with liquid nitrogen and touching it with cancerous cervical cells. This freezes the tissues and the infected area is frost burnt, eliminating cancerous growth.

LEEP

This method removes cancerous tissues that are localized within the mouth of the cervix. The procedure is performed by cutting all affected tissues with an electrically heated wire.

Hysterectomy

Hysterectomy is performed to eliminate advanced cervical cancers. The procedure removes some or the entire portion of the female reproductive organs (uterus, cervix and ovaries).

Radiation Therapy

Radiation therapy—typically performed to treat advanced cervical cancers--applies high concentration X-rays to kill cancer cells. This therapy is also used in combination with surgery and chemotherapy to stall cancer in its initial stage.

Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy applies various cytotoxic--cancer killing drugs--to treat cervical cancer. It is performed when the cancer is advanced and extends to beyond the cervix. 5-florouracil, cisplatin and ifosfamide are the drugs commonly used in the treatment of cervical cancer through chemotherapy, which are taken orally or intravenously--depending on the extent of expansion of the disease.

At Cancer Treatment Centers of America, they offer integrative, whole person care. Contact one of their representatives all day, every day by phone or online chat. Cancer Treatment Centers of America has Hospitals in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, Zion Illinois, Tulsa Oklahoma, and Goodyear Arizona. For more information on their integrative treatment options for Cervical Cancer, call today.

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