SURGERY

The types of surgery depend on the location and extent of cervical cancer.

Surgery choice:

The type of surgery can be divided into two categories:

• For very early stage and preserve ability to have children.
• • A cone biopsy or loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) - remove pieces of the cervical tissue that contain the cancer.
  • Radical trachelectomy and laparoscopy for pelvic lymph node dissection – removes the cervix and area lymph nodes, but not the uterus.

•   For most stage of cervical cancer and cannot preserve ability to have children.
  • Hysterectomy with or without removal of the ovaries, to remove the cervix and related organs where recurrence would be most likely to occur.
  • Radical hysterectomy and pelvic lymph node dissection- the uterus, upper part of the vagina and the lymph nodes from the pelvis are removed. But, it does not remove ovaries

THERAPY

 
RADIOTHERAPY

What is it?

• Radiotherapy that means use ‘radiation’.
• The aim of radiotherapy is to destroy cell cancer but it can do destroy normal cell and can be causes side affect.
• This type of radiation is commonly used at present is X-ray.
• There are two types of radiotherapy
• • use directly to the uterus and around the cervix
  • External beam radiotherapy- radiation from machine  that are use for outside the body

Side effects:

• Tiredness
• Frequent urination
• Diarrhea
• Emotional changes
• Level of blood cell is low
• Dryness in vagina
• Less interest in sex
• No period

 
CHEMOTHERAPY

What is it?

• Chemotherapy treatment will use of chemical agent to stop the cancer from spreading and growing
• This chemical will enter blood flowing movement system
• It can kill the cell of cancer that are cannot be remove from surgery and radiotherapy.
• When more than one type of chemical use, it is call combination chemotherapy.

Side effects:

• Fatigue
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Emotional changes
• Level of blood cell is low
• Hair loss
• Fever

Updated:: 14/03/2019 []