Treatment - Uterine and Endometrial Cancers Awareness Month
- Jun 10
- 2 min read
A physician may use some or all of these methods to treat uterine and endometrial cancers.
1️⃣ Surgery: the physical removal of all visible tumors from the abdominal cavity. This often involves a total hysterectomy.
2️⃣ Chemotherapy: Chemotherapy for endometrial cancer may be administered intravenously (IV). It is generally a combination of drugs administered every three weeks for a total of six treatment cycles.
Uterine sarcomas generally show mixed responses to chemotherapy, with effectiveness varying depending on the specific subtype. In some cases, chemotherapy may be used before surgery to shrink the tumor, making it easier to remove, and then after surgery to prevent delay or recurrence.
3️⃣Radiation: Radiation therapy may be administered after surgery (called adjuvant radiation) to reduce the risk of local recurrence. In some rare cases, radiation can be given before surgery to help shrink a tumor, making it easier to remove. It can also be used as the primary treatment for patients who cannot undergo surgery.
4️⃣CRS/HIPEC: Emerging evidence supports the use of CRS/HIPEC as a treatment for both uterine and endometrial cancers. Cytoreductive surgery (CRS) is the aggressive surgical removal or destruction of cancer. Following CRS, heated chemotherapy (HIPEC) is circulated directly into the abdominal cavity to kill any remaining microscopic cancer cells. HIPEC differs from IP chemotherapy because it is given once, during the surgical procedure versus repeated post-operative courses.
Treatment of uterine and endometrial cancers depends on the size, location, and characteristics of the tumor. It may involve a combination of surgery and systemic chemotherapy. Additional biologic agents or targeted therapies may be used as maintenance therapy to prolong recurrence-free survival.
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