Category: Health Services

Tags: #Cancer

Uterine Cancer Symptoms, Treatment ,Stages & Survival Rate The majority of womb cancers are found early (before they have progressed beyond the womb) and are treated with a hysterectomy (surgical removal of the womb). Because this therapy is so effective for so many women, further treatment is not normally necessary. If your surgeon believes there is a chance the cancer will return after the procedure, radiotherapy may be offered. If the cancer cannot be removed surgically or if you are not in good enough health to undergo surgery, radiotherapy may be administered instead. Radiotherapy can be used to decrease a tumour before surgery and can also be utilised if the cancer returns (recurs) in the pelvic region. Treatment with progesterone, a female hormone, may be able to reduce the cancer and manage symptoms if it has spread to other regions of the body. Chemotherapy is occasionally administered in this case, and it can help shrink the cancer and slow its progression for a while.