Cervical Cancer Health Center

Medical Reference Related to Cervical Cancer

41. Evidence of Benefit
    

    Human Papillomavirus Epidemiologic studies to evaluate risk factors for the development of squamous intraepithelial lesions (SIL) and cervical malignancy demonstrate conclusively a sexual mode of transmission of a carcinogen.[ 1 ] It is now widely accepted that human papillomavirus (HPV) is the primary etiologic infectious agent.[ 2,3,4 ] Other sexually transmitted factors,including herpes ...

42. General Information About Uterine Sarcoma
    

    Other PDQ summaries containing information related to uterine sarcoma.

43. Treatment Options for Recurrent Endometrial Cancer
    

    Treatment of recurrent endometrial cancer may include the following: Radiation therapy as palliative therapy to relieve symptoms and improve the patient’s quality of life. Hormone therapy. Clinical trials of chemotherapy. This summary section refers to specific treatments under study in clinical trials,but it may not mention every new treatment being studied. Information about ongoing ...

44. Get More Information From NCI
    

    National Cancer Institute for more cancer information.

45. Cervical Cancer Screening
    

    Tests are used to screen for different types of cancer. Some screening tests are used because they have been shown to be helpful both in finding cancers early and in decreasing the chance of dying from these cancers. Other tests are used because they have been shown to find cancer in some people; however,it has not been proven in clinical trials that use of these tests will decrease the risk ...

46. More Information
    

    ABOUT PDQ PDQ® - NCI's Comprehensive Cancer Database. Full description of the NCI PDQ database. ADDITIONAL PDQ SUMMARIES PDQ® Cancer Information Summaries: Adult Treatment Treatment options for adult cancers. PDQ® Cancer Information Summaries: Pediatric Treatment Treatment options for childhood cancers. PDQ® Cancer Information Summaries: Supportive Care Side effects of cancer treatment,...

47. Get More Information From NCI
    

    Sources of further information about Cervical Cancer Treatment.

48. Stage IVB Cervical Cancer
    

    No standard chemotherapy treatment is available for patients with stage IVB cervical cancer that provides substantial palliation. These patients are appropriate candidates for clinical trials testing single agents or combination chemotherapy employing agents listed below or new anticancer treatments in phase I and II clinical trials.[ 1 ] Information about ongoing clinical trials is available ...

49. Stage Explanation
    

    Stages of gestational trophoblastic tumors Once gestational trophoblastic tumor has been found,more tests will be done to find out if the cancer has spread from inside the uterus to other parts of the body (staging). A doctor needs to know the stage of the disease to plan treatment. The following stages are used for gestational trophoblastic tumor: Hydatidiform mole Cancer is found only in the .

50. Nonmetastatic Gestational Trophoblastic Tumors
    

    Treatment may be one of the following: Chemotherapy. Surgery to remove the uterus (hysterectomy) if the patient no longer wishes to have children. ...