The role of chemotherapy in the management of carcinoma of the cervix

Carcinoma of the cervix remains the most common form of cancer to affect women worldwide despite effective screening techniques. Advances in treatment, particularly systemic therapies, have improved outcomes for cervical cancer. This article examines the role of chemotherapy, particularly in those p...

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Published inThe cancer journal (Sudbury, Mass.) Vol. 9; no. 5; p. 425
Main Author Thigpen, Tate
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.09.2003
Subjects
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols - therapeutic use
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - drug therapy
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - secondary
Female
Humans
Neoplasm Metastasis
Neoplasm Staging
Pelvic Neoplasms - drug therapy
Pelvic Neoplasms - secondary
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - drug therapy
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - pathology
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Summary:Carcinoma of the cervix remains the most common form of cancer to affect women worldwide despite effective screening techniques. Advances in treatment, particularly systemic therapies, have improved outcomes for cervical cancer. This article examines the role of chemotherapy, particularly in those patients with disseminated disease and those with locally advanced disease in the pelvis.
ISSN:1528-9117
DOI:10.1097/00130404-200309000-00013