Cervical Cancer Treatment: Medicine

If the cancer is only on the surface of the cervix, the doctor will attempt to destroy the cancerous cells using one of the methods listed for treating precancerous lesions (often, less invasive therapies like diet and body therapies). If the tumor has spread into deeper layers of the cervix, but has not spread beyond the cervix, the doctor may perform surgery to remove the tumor but leave the uterus and ovaries. In other cases, you may need to have a hysterectomy.

Vaginal use of the hormone dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) has also been suggested for the treatment early cervical dysplasia,¹¹ but as yet no controlled studies have been reported.

• Cervical Cancer and Radiation
• Cervical Cancer and Chemotherapy
• Cervical Cancer and Hysterectomy—Open Surgery
• Cervical Cancer and Hysterectomy—Laparoscopic Surgery
• Cervical Cancer and Cryosurgery
• Cervical Cancer and Cauterization
• Cervical Cancer and Laser Surgery
• Cervical Cancer and Robitic surgery
• Cervical Cancer and Biological Therapy
• Talking to Your Doctor about Cervical Cancer

Radiation therapy can be given to treat cancer at its initial site or once it has spread. In some cases, once cancer has spread, radiation is no longer curative. However, the treatments can help...

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Chemotherapy is the use of toxic drugs to kill cancer cells. It may be given in many forms including: pill, injection, and via a catheter. The drugs enter the bloodstream and travel through the body....

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You may have a hysterectomy if your uterus is causing health problems that cannot be treated by other means. One common reason for having a hysterectomy is to treat cervical cancer.

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You may have a hysterectomy if your uterus is causing health problems that cannot be treated by other means. One common reason for having a hysterectomy is to treat cervical cancer.

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This procedure can be done in a doctor’s office. The doctor inserts a speculum into your vagina and applies a gas—nitrous oxide or carbon dioxide—that freezes the area. The procedure usually takes...

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For this procedure, the doctor inserts a speculum into your vagina and applies the instrument or substance, which “burns” off the abnormal cell area. This procedure usually takes about 15...

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This procedure removes abnormal cell growth with an intense, narrow beam of light which heats and kills the abnormal cells. It can be done in the doctor’s office. The doctor inserts a speculum into...

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In addition to standard surgical techniques, your physician may choose to do surgery with the assistance of a robotic device. The surgical procedures are the same as standard surgery, but the robotic...

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Biological therapy is a treatment that uses drugs to improve the way your body’s immune system fights disease. Your immune system is your body’s natural defense against disease. A healthy and strong...

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11. Suh-Burgmann E, Sivret J, Duska LR, et al. Long-term administration of intravaginal dehydroepiandrosterone on regression of low-grade cervical dysplasia—a pilot study. Gynecol Obstet Invest. 2003:55:25-31.