How to best treat cervical cancer?

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1. Jennifer
   

    "Three types of standard treatment are used:
   
   Surgery
   
   Surgery is a process which is sometimes used to treat cervical cancer. The following surgical procedures may be used:
   
   • Conization
   
   • Total hysterectomy
   
   • Radical hysterectomy
   
   • Modified radical hysterectomy
   
   • Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
   
   • Pelvic exenteration
   
   • Cryosurgery
   
   • Laser surger
   
   • Loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP)
   
   Radiation therapy
   
   Radiation therapy is a cancer remedy that utilizes high-energy x-rays or other kinds of radiation to destroy cancerous infection cells or prevent them from growing. There are two kinds of radiation therapy. External radiation therapy, in which a machine uses outside the body to send radiation towards the cancer. Internal radiation therapy utilizes a radioactive matter enclosed in needles, seeds, wires, or catheters that are put exactly into or near the cancer.
   
   Chemotherapy
   
   Another treatment for cervical cancer is Chemotherapy that utilizes the medication to prevent the development of cancer cells, either by destroying the cells or by preventing them from further division. When chemotherapy is taken by mouth or injected into a vein or muscle, the medicines go in the bloodstream and can go to cancer infected cells all through the body."

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