Cervical Cancer

Combining chemotherapy, radiation therapy improves survival odds

Published in Women's Health Weekly, November 7th, 2002

The updated results of a study confirm preliminary findings that chemotherapy can increase the chances of survival for some cervical cancer patients, according to a new study presented at the October 2002 American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology's Annual Meeting in New Orleans.

The study reported the findings of a randomized trial that compared extended-field radiotherapy with chemoradiation in women with locally advanced cervical carcinoma. Patients were eligible for the study if they had stages IIB-IVA, stages IB2-IIA with a tumor diameter {{>=}}5 cm or positive pelvic lymph nodes. Four hundred three women were entered into the study between 1990...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2002-11-07)

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