Preferred Treatment for Cervical Carcinoma

Abstract

Except for stage IV lesions, which call for pelvic exenteration, radiation therapy is the preferred treatment for invasive carcinoma of the cervix. In contrast to a surgical “cure” rate of 70 to 75 per cent, a cure rate of 90 per cent can be obtained in stage I cervical cancer by radiation therapy as outlined here. Teamwork by gynecologist and radiologist is stressed.