Treatment O Vaginal Cancer

There are a variety of ways to treat cancer of the vagina. Treatment vary from patient to patient depending on these factors:

patient's general health

type of vaginal cancer

stage of vaginal cancer

if the patient has had a hysterectomy and still have the womb

if the patient had pelvic irradiation in the past

When this relationship is established, a treatment plan is organized. When a doctor recommends treatment, second opinions required by the patient's insurance company. This is a standard procedure for most companies. Many times the patient will get a second opinion.

Vaginal cancer treatment methods

Many times, various types of treatment will be the treatment of vaginal cancer. For example, a patient may have surgery, then pelvic radiation therapy. This is not unusual.

Surgery is a common method of vaginal cancer. There are several types of operations used to treat cancer of the vagina, such as:

Laser surgery Laser surgery involves using a light beam to AST as a knife to remove abnormal tissue.

Wide local excision of a large space removal is surgery to remove the abnormal tissue, and some surrounding healthy tissue.

A vaginectomy vaginectomy is the surgical removal of all or part of the vagina.

The total hysterectomy total hysterectomy removes the cervix and uterus.

During the lymph nodes, lymph nodes removed and examined for the presence of cancer.

Pelvic exenteration Pelvic exenteration is the surgical removal of the colon, bladder and rectum. For women, the vagina, cervix, ovaries and lymph nodes removed.

Chemotherapy

Chemotherapeutic agents either to kill cancer cells or prevent the cells from dividing. Chemotherapy can be administered in various ways, the IV infusion and pill is more common. Type of chemotherapy is given depends on the stage and type of vaginal cancer.

Radiotherapy

Radiation therapy is a certain kind of energy, radiation is used to kill cancer cells. This energy can be waves or particles such as protons, electrons, X rays and gamma rays.

Radiotherapy can be given internally or externally. The type of radiation given depends on the stage and type of vaginal cancer.