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Deciding On Treatment

Types of Treatment for Uterine Cancer
Treatment for uterine cancer is either local or systemic. Local treatments remove, destroy, or control cancer cells in one area. Surgery and radiation are local treatments.
Source:StayWell
Date:November 23, 2004
Uterine Cancer: Types of Treatment
Treatment for uterine cancer is either local or systemic. Local treatments remove, destroy, or control the cancer cells in one area. Surgery and radiation therapy are local treatments. Systemic treatments are used to destroy or control cancer cells throughout the entire body. Chemotherapy and hormonal therapy are systemic treatments. A patient may have just one treatment or a combination of different treatments.
Source:StayWell
Date:November 23, 2004
What Happens During Surgery for Endometrial Cance...
On the day of your surgery, an anesthesiologist or a nurse anesthetist will give you medication to put you to sleep. The anesthesia also ensures that you won't feel pain during the surgery. The anesthetist or anesthesiologist monitors you during the surgery to be sure you stay healthy and comfortable.
Source:StayWell
Date:November 23, 2004
What Happens During Chemotherapy for Uterine Canc...
You usually have chemotherapy as an outpatient. That means you have it at a hospital, at the doctor's office, or at home. However, depending on the drugs taking and your general health, you may need to stay in the hospital during treatment. You usually get drugs for uterine cancer by an injection.
Source:StayWell
Date:November 23, 2004
What Happens During External Radiation Therapy fo...
Whether you have endometrial cancer or uterine sarcoma, what happens during external radiation is basically the same. Where you get the radiation and its dose depend on the type of tumor. You can get external radiation as an outpatient at a hospital or a clinic. This type of radiation may come from a machine called a linear accelerator.
Source:StayWell
Date:November 23, 2004
What Happens During Hormone Therapy for Endometri...
Estrogen and progesterone are the 2 main types of female hormones. When you have endometrial cancer, there is usually too much estrogen in your uterus. The cancer cells use the extra estrogen to grow out of control. With hormone therapy, you may take a progesteronelike medication. Its goal is to help counter the effects of estrogen. Your gynecologic oncologist will prescribe the kind of hormone you should take.
Source:StayWell
Date:November 23, 2004
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