Radiation therapy in the management of cancer of the cervix.
In general, reported 5-year survival rates are 85% to 90% for stage IB, about 75% for stage IIA, 60% to 65% for IIB, 25% to 50% for stage IIIB, and 10% or less for stage IV. For bulky lesions, a combination of preoperative irradiation and hysterectomy has been tried; however, in some studies the results are no better than those noted with higher doses of irradiation alone.
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Radiation Oncology Center, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri.
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D015996:Survival Rate; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*