3 Successful Ovarian Cancer Treatments

Ovarian Cancer

Ovarian Cancer Details
The cases of cancer are on rise and ovarian cancer affects at least 2 out of 10 women. It is a worrisome situation if not got detected at early stage. The chances are it might spread in the entire body which is also called as metastasis. There are 30 different types of ovarian cancers in regards to the appearance and biological attributes. Since years the exact cause is still unknown but medical scientists have linked it with various possibilities like hereditary factor, endometriosis, periods & menopause, fertility treatment, hormone replacement therapy and being obese.

A patient may have symptoms like sudden weight gain, breathlessness, lower abdomen pain, painful intercourse, abnormal vaginal bleeding, bloating and loss of appetite. To correctly diagnose the cancer, doctors make use of various tests and physical examinations to confirm it. Various diagnosis and lab tests include Pelvic exam, Ultrasound, CA-125 assay, Lower GI series or Barium enema, CT (or CAT) scan, and Biopsy.

Depending upon patient age, health, stage & type of cancer and tissue examination the team of oncology experts decide on the treatment.

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1. Chemotherapy: Strong drugs kill cancerous cells effectively. In chemotherapy the drugs stops cancerous cell from growing and dividing rapidly. Normal cells like mouth, intestines or hairs are also affected, that is people have a bald look after this treatment. The effective chemotherapy cures, controls and ease the cancer & its symptoms. Surgeon may choose combination of treatments such as radiation, surgery and biological therapy with this treatment. Patient receives chemotherapy at doctor’s clinic, hospital, or at home.

2. Radiotherapy: Tumor cells are killed by high frequency energy waves in Radiotherapy. It is the best way to control symptoms of cancer. There are two procedures to give radiotherapy i.e. internal and external radiotherapy. In external, a linear accelerator machine focuses high-energy radiation beams on the area and destroys cancer cells. However in internal radiotherapy, a small radioactive material is inserted in the body near the cancer cells. Both are painless procedures. The systemic radiotherapy involves swallowing a radioactive substance that travels through blood and destroys the cancer cells. The side effects may vary but there is temporary damage to healthy cells.

3. Surgery:
Surgery is a hope or can say it helps in increasing life expectancy. The early ovarian cancer surgery may preserve the ability to have children. Cone biopsy or LEEP is done to remove a wedge of cervical tissue that contains the cancerous cells. Radical trachelectomy is done to remove cervix, pelvic lymph nodes and a part of vagina without removing uterus.

In Hysterectomy, complete uterus & cervix is removed and there is a possibility to remove ovaries and fallopian tubes. Radical Hysterectomy involves removing uterus, cervix, ovaries, fallopian tubes, nearby lymph nodes, part of the vagina and some tissue surrounding these organs. Modified radical hysterectomy involves removing fewer organs i.e. uterus, cervix, upper part of the vagina and less tissues surrounding these organs.

Bilateral salpingo oophorectomy involves removing both the ovaries and complete fallopian tubes. Pelvic exenteration is the most serious pelvic surgery which is performed to remove uterus, cervix, vagina, ovaries, lower colon, rectum and bladder. It is done when cancer cells have scattered throughout the lower belly and pelvis. Surgeon makes artificial passage for passing the urine & stools out of body.

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