Cervical Cancer

New treatment for sexual dysfunction

Published in Cancer Weekly, November 5th, 2002

Cervical cancer patients who were treated with radiation therapy now have a new tool for fighting sexual side effects, according to a new study presented in October 2002 at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology's Annual Meeting in New Orleans.

Radiation is highly effective in treating cervical cancer, but it often causes sexual dysfunction following treatment. These side effects can be so severe that some physicians hesitate to treat young, sexually active patients with radiation therapy. Now, a hand-held medical device called Eros Therapy (UroMetrics, Inc., Saint Paul, Minnesota) appears to help alleviate the sexual side effects that can result...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2002-11-05)

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