Cervical Cancer Treatment

Early-stage cervical cancer is usually treated with surgery when cancer has not spread from the cervix. This treatment is only possible if the disease is still confined to the cervix which is less than Stage II. There are different types of surgery performed including:

Radical Trachelectomy for Cervical Cancer Treatment in India

It is a type of surgery that removes the cervix but keeps the uterus intact. This is recommended for young women who want to preserve their fertility in the future.

Conization for Cervical Cancer Treatment in India

In this, a laser or surgical knife is used to extract tissue from your cervix to get rid of cancerous cells which can only be done with a microscope.

Hysterectomy for Cervical Cancer Treatment in India

This can further be divided into simple or radical. In a simple hysterectomy, the uterus and cervix are removed whereas in a radical hysterectomy, the uterus, cervix, upper vagina, and the entire tissue surrounding the cervix are removed.

This has consequences on the patient’s fertility and removing surrounding tissue makes it more complex than the hysterectomy done for other cases like fibroids.

Side effects from Cervical cancer surgery in India may vary depending upon the type of surgery done. Patients may occasionally experience bleeding, infection, or damage to the urinary and intestinal systems.

Talk with doctors before the surgery about the side effects since these procedures affect sexual health. The doctor may be able to help reduce the side effects and provide support resources to cope with any changes.

During this treatment, high-powered energy beams such as X-rays are used to kill cancerous cells.

It can be controlled in two ways:

• Externally by directing a radiation beam at the affected body parts.
• Internally by placing a small device with radioactive material inside the vagina.

You may have radiotherapy:

• As the main treatment of cancer has advanced
• After surgery usually with chemotherapy to stop cancer occur again
• To help improve symptoms like bleeding

For early-stage cervical cancer, a combination of radiation therapy and low-dose chemotherapy is often done. This combination is used to control cancer in the pelvis to cure cancer without surgery. Side effects from radiation therapy include fatigue, mild skin reactions, stomach upset, and bowel movements.

In this treatment, drugs are utilized to kill the cancerous cells. It can be either given orally or injected into your veins to target cancerous cells that surgery cannot remove. It consists of a specific number of cycles for a certain period. Each cycle is followed by a break that allows your body to rest for some time.

You may have chemotherapy:

• With radiotherapy as the main treatment for your cervical cancer
• Before surgery to make the cancer cells smaller
• After surgery usually with radiotherapy to stop cancer occur again
• If cancer has spread to other parts of the body or has occurred again.

The side effects of chemotherapy depend on the dose and the individual, which may include fatigue, infection, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, and diarrhea. These side effects are over once the treatment is finished.

It is a type of drug treatment that helps your immune system to fight cancer. The cancerous cells produce proteins that make it undetectable by your disease-fighting immune system hence immunotherapy interferes with that process and lets your immune system fight against the cancerous cells.

Different immunotherapy can cause different side effects that may include skin reactions, diarrhea, and weight changes.

To know more please visit the Immunotherapy page.

If you have advanced cervical cancer or cancer has occurred again, then you will be treated with targeted therapy. During this treatment, cancer cells with specific weaknesses are targeted to block them which causes cancer cells to die.

In this treatment, targeted medicine called bevacizumab also called Avastin is given to make the cancer cell smaller or stop it from getting larger. It is usually combined with chemotherapy.

To know more please visit the targeted drug therapy page.