Do you want to know what is the best cervical cancer treatment? Some referrence of cervical cancer said that treatment of cervical cancer is based on some factors, such as Stages of Cervical Cancer, patient’s desire to pregnant again, and patient’s age.
Choices of cervical cancer treatment are based on cervical cancer stages when diagnosed. In early stage cervical cancer, the cancer can be operated. But, when diagnosed at late stage, it can not be operated.
In stage 0, cancer can be operated with local destruction of malignant cells. There is two options for treat cervical cancer in stage o. The cancer can be destructed with ablative prosedure, such as electrocoagulation diathemy, cryosurgery, or Laser C02. Cervical cancer in stage 0 also can be treated with excision prosedure like Cold-knife conization, Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure, or hysterectomy.
In stage Ia, cancer still can be operated with some options. If the patient don’t want to have baby anymore, she can choose total hysterectomy. If patient still want to pregnant, she should choose adequate cone biopsy.
In stage Ib – IIa, patients can choose radical hysterectomy, radical pelvic radiotherapy, or radical vaginal trachelectomy. If patients are young and desire to have baby, she could choose radical vaginal trachelectomy.
In Localized Advanced Cervical Cancer or stage IIb – IVa, Treatment of choice is radiotherapy with chemoterapy but it have some contraindications such as bad health status, elderly, inadequate bone marrow, and inadequate renal functions.
In metastatic cervical cancer, treatments are aimed to reduce cervical cancer symptoms. Supportive treatments are recommended for metastatic cervical cancer.
Radiotherapy must be avoided for pregnant women. For cervical cancer found during pregnancy, treatment may be delayed until after the baby is born.
It is important for patients to discuss the best cervical cancer treatment with her doctor.