Adjuvant Hysterectomy in Patients With Residual Disease After Radiation for Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer: A Prospective Longitudinal Study

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Authors

Shahana Pervin · National Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital

Farzana Islam Ruma

Khadija Rahman · National Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital

Jannatul Ferdous · Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University

Rifat Ara · Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University

Mollah Mohamed Abu Syed · National Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital

Annekathryn Goodman ·

Abstract

Surgery is a viable treatment option for patients with residual cervical cancer after radiation. Radical hysterectomy after radiation is more morbid but has better tumor control than extrafascial hysterectomy.

Topics & Keywords

Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Global Oncology

Volume 5, Issue 5, pp. 1-7

DOI: 10.1200/jgo.18.00157

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