Methods of cancer therapy of ovaries

Main articles:

• Ovarian cancer
• Cancer therapy

As tumors of ovaries treat

Cancer therapy of ovaries depends on the following factors:

• stages;
• symptoms;
• existence or absence of metastases;
• age of the patient;
• desires to have children in the future.

Begins after careful diagnostics, identification of contraindications on this or that procedure.

Surgery

It is the main method of elimination of a tumor. Its purpose – to delete primary center. The struck fabrics are excised in the greatest possible volume. There are several types of surgeries:

• Pan-hysterectomy when completely delete ovaries, appendages, the big gland, uterus (if there are symptoms of cervical cancer).
• Uterus extirpation with all appendages (at pathology of tissues of neck of the uterus).
• Cytoreductive intervention thanks to which as much as possible excise a malignancy before chemotherapy sessions.

If the woman wants to save reproductive function, only pathological fabrics are cut, but at threat of life this method is inadmissible.

Chemotherapy

It is based on use of the cytotoxic drugs oppressing development of malignant cages. Usually this method of treatment is appointed after transaction for prevention of a recurrence, but also is admissible at a late stage as the main therapy.

Drugs are entered intravenously or into an abdominal cavity through a special catheter. Thanks to such method the survival percent increases.

Radiation therapy

It is based on use of the radioactive beams irradiating an abdominal cavity. It is appointed in the following cases:

• at severe pains, bleeding from education;
• if there is no positive result after transaction and chemotherapy;
• at cancer recurrence;
• for elimination of residual pathological fabrics after coretraction of a tumor.

Thermoperfusion

This thermal impact on the struck fabrics. Thanks to high temperature the proteinaceous structure of cancer cells is damaged, but at the same time healthy areas are not affected. It is often applied to chemotherapy for the purpose of increase in sensitivity of a tumor.

Also as a part of complex therapy anti-metabolites, hormonal medicines, chlorethylamines, antibiotics register. All medicines have negative effect on cancer cells, reducing their activity and also improve shared state of patients.

See Also

• Cancer (oncological diseases)