Radiation therapy, such as radical radiotherapy, is mostly applied to patients who have lost the opportunity for surgery in the advanced stage, or those who are in poor general condition and are not suitable for surgery. Adjuvant radiotherapy is also needed for patients with high-risk factors found on pathology after surgery, as well as palliative treatment with localized radioactivity for very advanced patients with localized tumor reduction.
In addition, some systemic treatments are also included, including systemic chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy, etc. Such treatments should be individualized according to the individual, depending on the doctor's formulation of a comprehensive individualized plan. At present, there are many treatment methods for cervical cancer. Doctors will formulate individualized treatment plans according to the patient's general condition, pathological type of tumor, tumor size and metastasis, as well as the patient's age and reproductive needs. The main treatments for cervical cancer are surgery, radiation therapy (radiotherapy) and chemotherapy (chemotherapy). The vast majority of cervical cancers are squamous carcinomas, which are sensitive to radiation. The growth of cancer cells can be killed or inhibited through the use of high-energy rays, which mainly include internal irradiation and external irradiation. Radiotherapy can be chosen for patients in middle-late stage, late stage or early stage who are not suitable for surgery. Cervical cancer can also be killed by chemotherapy. Chemotherapy for cervical cancer is usually combined with radiotherapy to play the role of radiotherapy sensitization, which is also an important treatment for advanced and recurrent cervical cancer. In addition, targeted therapy and immunotherapy are new methods to treat advanced and recurrent cervical cancer in recent years. For patients with early stage cervical cancer, the cure rate can basically reach about 90% through radical surgery or radiotherapy. For patients in middle and late stages, especially those with cervical cancer stage IIB or above, the cure rate can also reach 60%~80% through pure radiotherapy. The treatment methods of cervical cancer mainly include surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy as well as targeted therapy and immunotherapy. It is necessary to choose the appropriate treatment plan according to the pathological type as well as the size of the tumor and whether there is proliferation and metastasis, and the specific analyses are as follows:
I. For the early stage or isolated recurrence of the lesion, the method of surgery can be chosen for treatment. After surgery, radiotherapy can be used as an adjuvant treatment according to the actual situation, which can kill the virus in the residual lesions and effectively avoid recurrence.
Two, if the tumor is in middle or late stage, radiotherapy and chemotherapy can be chosen as combination treatment. However, patients with advanced cervical cancer and recurrence after treatment can choose immunotargeted therapy, which can directly act on cervical tumor cells to relieve symptoms.