One week of radiotherapy for mid-stage cervical cancer is usually around 5 sessions.
Radiotherapy for cervical cancer can be divided into two major parts, including external irradiation therapy and intracavitary irradiation therapy. External irradiation is a technique of precise radiotherapy, which usually requires about 25 times of irradiation, and the number of times of irradiation can be increased appropriately according to the patient’s specific condition, and it usually takes 5 weeks to complete the external irradiation treatment, i.e., one week of radiotherapy is about 5 times.
Generally, after the completion of external irradiation treatment, intracavitary irradiation treatment is required, i.e., irradiation treatment is carried out by placing a mold into the patient’s cavity. Intracavitary treatment belongs to the method of indirect treatment, and usually requires 6 irradiations.
In addition, in the process of radiotherapy, chemotherapy can be carried out according to the patient’s condition, and the commonly used chemotherapeutic drug is cisplatin, and 2 cycles of chemotherapy are needed in the whole process of treatment, and generally 21 days are 1 cycle.
Cervical cancer patients should go to regular hospitals for consultation, and under the guidance of professional doctors, radiotherapy should be carried out according to their specific conditions.