Cervical Cancer Treatment in London
London Gynae Cancer Care specialises in the diagnosis
and treatment of women’s cancers, particularly cancers of the ovary or
fallopian tubes, cervix, uterus (womb), vulva and vagina.
What is Cervical Cancer?
Cervical cancer is a form of cancer affecting the neck of the womb (the cervix). Both the outer, skin-like, or inner glandular cells of the cervix may become cancerous: the transformation from normal to cancerous cells is most likely to occur around the opening of the cervix, close to the narrow tube leading from the cervix into the womb. This transformation zone is the area that is examined during cervical cancer screening.
Cervical cancer is a form of cancer affecting the neck of the womb (the cervix). Both the outer, skin-like, or inner glandular cells of the cervix may become cancerous: the transformation from normal to cancerous cells is most likely to occur around the opening of the cervix, close to the narrow tube leading from the cervix into the womb. This transformation zone is the area that is examined during cervical cancer screening.
How common is cervical cancer?
Cervical cancer is the 13th most common type of cancer
in women, with about 3200 new cases being diagnosed in the UK in 2014. More
than half of all new cases (52%) are diagnosed in women under 45, with the
highest rates being seen in women aged 25–29. Due to successful screening
programmes, incidence rates in the UK have decreased by almost a quarter since
the early 1990s.
How is cervical cancer treated?
Most patients with early stage cervical cancer will
need some form of surgery to remove the cancerous tissue. Patients with
advanced disease may also need a combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
Your doctors will discuss the different options with you, to help you make the
right choice for you.
A combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy is usually offered
to women with a larger cervical cancer (more than 4cm in size) that is confined
to the cervix, or any tumour that has spread beyond the cervix. Some patients
may require a combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy after surgery if
examination of tumour specimens collected during the operation suggests that
there is a higher than normal risk of cancer recurrence.
Call
us at 07595
927289.
Contact Address:-
The
Lister Hospital
Chelsea
Bridge Road,
London,SW1W 8RH


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