Treatments for Cervical Cancer

Treatment for cervical cancer will vary according to the abnormality or stage of cancer, but can range from laser ablation to cone biopsy or hysterectomy, or radiotherapy, combining external beam and brachytherapy.

Updated September 2007

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Title:	Interventions for preventing blood loss during the treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Surgery for pre-cancerous cervix lesions (cervical intraepithelial neoplasia) often causes significant bleeding during surgery or within 14 days. This review found good surgical technique can reduce immediate blood loss and bleeding can also be reduced ...
Date:	Nov 1998

Title:	Retinoids for preventing the progression of cervical intra-epithelial neoplasia
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Cervix cancer is preceded by cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN). Surgery for CIN is effective at reducing the risk of subsequent invasive carcinoma. An effective chemopreventive agent might avoid the need for surgery and reduce the cost and morbid...
Date:	Jul 2007

Title:	Cervical cancer treatment
Publisher:	myDr
Description:	Read all about your treatment options for cervical cancer.
Date:	Apr 2001

Title:	Cervical Cancer
Publisher:	HealthInsite Topic Page
Description:	Links to information on prevention, treatment and risk factors for cervical cancer.
Date:	Jun 2006

Title:	Neoadjuvant chemotherapy for locally advanced cervix cancer
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Surgery, radiotherapy or sometimes both were the best treatments for locally advanced cervical cancer. This is cancer that has spread beyond the cervix (neck of the womb) into the surrounding tissues, such as the vagina, sides of the pelvis or nearby ly...
Date:	Nov 2003

Title:	Concomitant chemotherapy and radiation therapy for cancer of the uterine cervix
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Evidence suggests giving chemotherapy and radiotherapy together improves overall survival, whether or not cisplatin was used. The effect appeared to be greater in trials including a high proportion of patients with early stage disease. Combined chemothe...
Date:	May 2005

Title:	Concomitant hydroxyurea plus radiotherapy versus radiotherapy for carcinoma of the uterine cervix
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	No clear evidence to support using hydroxyurea with radiotherapy for locally advanced cervix cancer...
Date:	Nov 2002

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