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Stage IIA Cervical Cancer

Either radiation therapy or radical hysterectomy,by an experienced professional,results in cure rates of 75% to 80%. The selection of either option depends on patient factors and local expertise. A randomized trial reported identical 5-year overall and disease-free survival rates when radiation therapy was compared to radical hysterectomy.[ 1 ] The size of the primary tumor is an important ...
Treatment Option Overview

How gestational trophoblastic tumor is treated There are treatments for all patients with gestational trophoblastic tumor. Two kinds of treatment are used: surgery (taking out the cancer) and chemotherapy (using drugs to kill cancer cells). Radiation therapy (using high-energy x-rays to kill cancer cells) may be used in certain cases to treat cancer that has spread to other parts of the body. .
Treatment Options by Stage

Stage I Endometrial Cancer Treatment of stage I endometrial cancer may include the following: Surgery (total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy). Lymph nodes in the pelvis and abdomen may also be removed for examination under a microscope to check for cancer cells. Surgery (total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy,with or without removal of lymph .
Stage III Cervical Cancer

The size of the primary tumor is an important prognostic factor and should be carefully evaluated in choosing optimal therapy.[ 1 ] Patterns-of-care studies in stage IIIA/IIIB patients indicate that survival is dependent on the extent of the disease,with unilateral pelvic wall involvement predicting a better outcome than bilateral involvement,which in turn predicts a better outcome than ...
About PDQ

PDQ IS A COMPREHENSIVE CANCER DATABASE AVAILABLE ON NCI'S WEB SITE. PDQ is the National Cancer Institute's (NCI's) comprehensive cancer information database. Most of the information contained in PDQ is available online at NCI's Web site. PDQ is provided as a service of the NCI. The NCI is part of the National Institutes of Health,the federal government's focal point for biomedical research. .
Stage II Endometrial Cancer

Many combinations of preoperative intracavitary and external-beam radiation therapy with hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy are used for treatment of stage II endometrial cancer,with careful biopsy of the para-aortic nodes at the time of surgery. When microscopic cervical stromal involvement is found,postoperative radiation therapy (external-beam radiation therapy and vaginal ...
Stage Information for Cervical Cancer

WebMD identifites the stages of cervical cancer as laid out by FIGO, TNM, and the AJCC.
About PDQ

PDQ IS A COMPREHENSIVE CANCER DATABASE AVAILABLE ON NCI'S WEB SITE. PDQ is the National Cancer Institute's (NCI's) comprehensive cancer information database. Most of the information contained in PDQ is available online at NCI's Web site. PDQ is provided as a service of the NCI. The NCI is part of the National Institutes of Health,the federal government's focal point for biomedical research. .
Stage IVA Cervical Cancer

The size of the primary tumor is an important prognostic factor and should be carefully evaluated in choosing optimal therapy.[ 1 ] After surgical staging,patients found to have small volume para-aortic nodal disease and controllable pelvic disease may be cured with pelvic and para-aortic radiation therapy. Five randomized phase III trials have shown an overall survival advantage for ...
General Information About Endometrial Cancer

Endometrial cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the endometrium. The endometrium is the lining of the uterus,a hollow,muscular organ in a woman’s pelvis. The uterus is where a fetus grows. In most nonpregnant women,the uterus is about 3 inches long. The lower,narrow end of the uterus is the cervix,which leads to the vagina. Cancer of the ...