Radiation therapy for cervical cancer

Uterine cervical cancer manifests itself as malignant neoplasms on the mucous membrane of the organ. Of all the forms of cancer in young women, this particular disease has one of the highest mortality rates. The danger of the disease is also that the tumor gives numerous metastases – most often to bones, lungs and liver. And if the disease is allowed to reach a late stage of development, the chances of recovery are reduced to almost zero.

Where is the best place to treat cervical cancer?

Modern medicine has innovative technologies and effective methods to successfully combat the disease. When answering the question of where it is better to treat cervical cancer, the reviews of recovered patients are unequivocal – abroad. Foreign clinics will not only ensure the comfort and safety of treatment, but also make it as prompt and effective as possible. Moreover, such a unique method of cancer treatment as radiation therapy is successfully practiced abroad. Treatment of cervical cancer with radiation therapy is an ideal way to overcome the disease without surgery.

External radiation therapy

The neoplasm is exposed to intense ionizing rays. Such radiation is produced from an external source. Foreign clinics use the most modern equipment for this:

• nano knife. The tumor is irradiated with strong electric fields, while the patient's body is under general anesthesia. Electrodes are inserted into the required area to directly affect the current on the neoplasm;
• gamma knife. Another device for radiation treatment of cervical cancer. It differs from the nano-knife in that the tumor is affected by low-intensity gamma rays. The radiation is focused in a pre-defined area of the neoplasm with the highest precision.

Internal radiation therapy

Internal radiation therapy for cervical cancer has its advantage — the source of ionizing radiation is carried inside the organ and placed in close proximity to the source. This operation is called brachytherapy and can be performed in three forms:

• low—dose brachytherapy - a radioactive "grain" is implanted, which delivers radiation in small doses to the tumor;
• high—dose brachytherapy radiation has increased intensity;
• pulsed brachytherapy — the device is implanted for a sufficiently long time and acts on the tumor with impulses. In other words, internal radiation in cervical cancer does not occur constantly, but intermittently. 

Regardless of the specific type of radiation therapy for the cervix, the patient reviews are positive. In most cases, it is possible to preserve the affected organ by successfully removing only the neoplasm. However, even if the organ damage is irreparable, radiation therapy after removal of the uterus with appendages can eliminate all remaining abnormal structures and minimize the likelihood of recurrence of the disease.

The ability to destroy a neoplasm without surgery and damage neighboring organs is the main advantage of radiation therapy of the cervix. The cost of therapy abroad, for example, in Korea or India, is quite low, which is combined with the first-class quality of medical services.