Treatment of Established Invasive Cancer of the Cervix
This is by surgery of early stages of the cervix if the patient is fit. Otherwise, radiotherapy is given in the following 2 stages:
External Radiation
High-energy rays are used to destroy cancer cells that may have spread outside the cervix - to the sides of the pelvic and the other parts of the abdomen. Treatment is carried out as an outpatient basis over period of 6 weeks.
Internal Radiation
Radioactive isotopes are placed inside the uterus and around the cervix. Cancer cells in the cervix are destroyed by closed-ranged radiation.
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