The best treatment for cervical cancer

  Cervical cancer is a killer that threatens women’s health. There are many causes of cervical cancer, so which is the best method among the many treatments for cervical cancer? Authoritative medical institutions abroad remind that cervical cancer treatment should be carefully analyzed according to the condition.  There are many cervical cancer treatment methods and the specific treatment should be judged according to the patient’s condition, combined with age, fertility requirements, general condition, medical technology level and other factors.  Surgery Surgery is mainly used for early stage cervical cancer patients. Commonly used surgical procedures include: total hysterectomy; subextensive total hysterectomy and pelvic lymph node dissection; extensive total hysterectomy and pelvic lymph node dissection; abdominal para-aortic lymphadenectomy or sampling. Younger patients with normal ovaries may be preserved. For young patients who require preservation of fertility, conical hysterectomy or radical hysterectomy is feasible in particularly early stage. Different procedures are chosen according to the different stages of the patient.  Radiotherapy It is suitable for: patients with intermediate to advanced stage; early stage patients whose systemic condition is not suitable for surgery; preoperative radiotherapy for large cervical lesions; adjuvant treatment for high-risk factors found in pathological examination after surgical treatment.  Chemotherapy is mainly used for patients with advanced stage or recurrent metastases. In recent years, surgery combined with preoperative neoadjuvant chemotherapy (intravenous or arterial infusion chemotherapy) is also used to shrink tumor lesions and control subclinical metastases, and also for sensitization by radiotherapy. Commonly used chemotherapeutic drugs include cisplatin, carboplatin, paclitaxel, bleomycin, isocyclophosphamide, fluorouracil, etc.  Chinese medicine drugs The advantages of Chinese medicine for cervical cancer treatment are that it has certain inhibitory effect on tumor, no side effects, can improve human immunity, reduce the toxicity of chemotherapy drugs, improve patients’ survival quality and prolong survival time, such as Jianshuanyi Kidney Granules of Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, etc., which have good clinical reputation. At present, there are many kinds of Chinese drugs for cervical cancer treatment, and their quality varies. When choosing suitable drugs for patients, one should pay attention to the indications of the drugs and learn more about the clinical application of the drugs.