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The stage of cervical cancer and the treatment options to take

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The options of cervical cancer treatment is various based on the the stage of cervical cancer itself.
Generally, it’s consist with 4 categories, therefore the treatment options should be taken after doing several diagnosis or biopsy.

For stage 0 of cervical cancer which characterized by early form of cancer may have several cervical cancer treatments option such as;
- Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure (LEEP) that mostly only required local or even general anesthetic.
- Laser Therapy
- Conization, cervic biopsy which the tissue sample of cone-shaped taken from mucous membrane.
- Cryotherapy or low temperatures medical therapy.

For stage I and IA of cervical cancer which characterized by cervical cancer confined to uterus (based on microscopy diagnose) may have the treatments as following;
- Surgery to remove the uterus both partial and/or total (uterus body, top portion of the cervix, and all cervix of the uterus)
- Conization, and
- Radiation therapy to the Pelvic

For stage IA1, IA2, IB, IB1, IB2, II and IIA of cervical cancer which characterized by;
- invasion connective tissue cell (after measured) less or more than 3mm in depth,
- both lateral and horizontal spread 7 mm or less,
- visible lesion (clinically) less or more than 4 cm,
- the cancer invades beyond uterus but not to pelvic wall or to lower third of vagina, and
- the tumor without parametrial invasion,

may have several option of treatments such as;
- Combination of brachytherapy with external beam radiation.
- Combination of bilateral pelvic lymphadenectomy with radical hysterectomy.
- Radical trachelectomy with pelvic lymph node dissection.
- Combination of cisplatin-containing pelvic radiation and chemotherapy.

For stage IIB until IVA of cervical cancer which characterized by;
- Tumor with parametrial invasion,
- Tumor extend to the pelvic wall and/or involves the lower third of the vagina and/or causes hydronephrosis or nonfunctioning kidney,
- Tumor involves lower third of vagina; no extension to pelvic wall,
- Tumor extends to pelvic wall and/or causes hydronephrosis or nonfunctioning kidney,
- Cervical cancer has extend beyond the true pelvis or has involved (biopsy proven) the bladder mucosa or rectal mucosa. Bullous edema does not qualify as a criteria for stage IV disease,

genital warts remediesmay have several treatments such as;
- Radiation therapy.
- Combination of radiation therapy with cisplatin-based chemotherapy.
- Brachytherapy

For stage IVB and recurrent cervical cancer which characterized by distant metastasis may several treatments such as;
- Chemotherapy.
- Combination of cisplatin and topotecan.
- Palliative radiation.

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Medical billing courses educate you more about cervical cancer treatments. Another option is to become a registered nurse.

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