Role of surgery in the treatment of cancer of the cervix.
Of the four treatment modalities of invasive cancer of the cervix, surgery and radiotherapy remain the most effective. Surgery is preferred for microinvasive cancers. For stages 1B to 2B, surgery appears to have an edge over radiotherapy, whereas radiotherapy is more widely used for the more advanced cases.
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Mark Cheng's Clinic, Thomson Medical Centre, Singapore.
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D011379:Prognosis; D011878:Radiotherapy; D012008:Recurrence; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy