Cervical cancer

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Cancer that forms in tissues of the cervix. The cervix is the organ connecting the uterus and vagina. It is usually a slow-growing cancer that may not have symptoms but can be found with regular Pap tests. This a procedure in which cells are scraped from the cervix and looked at under a microscope. Cervical cancer is almost always caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) infection.

 

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Cervical cancer

Cervical tumour

Cervical tumor

Cancer of the cervix

Tumour of the cervix

Tumor of the cervix

Cancer of the uterine cervix

Tumour of the uterine cervix

Tumor of the uterine cervix

Cancer of the cervix uteri

Tumour of the cervix uteri

Tumor of the cervix uteri

The following list of treatments is based on what we have found in scientific studies about cancer. More information about the listed therapies can be found under the tab THERAPIES. For registered drugs, radiotherapy and surgical interventions, approval by the authorities is given.

Surgical interventions

Procedures involving instrumental means to investigate or treat a cancer, or to improve the body’s functions or appearance. Generally, a surgical intervention involves an incision. More

Conization of the cervix
Trachelectomy

Radiotherapy

Medical use of high-energy radiation to kill cancer cells and reduce tumor size. More

Brachytherapy

Registered drugs

Anti-cancer drugs with market authorization in the USA or in countries of the European Union. More

Bleomycin
Denosumab
Pamidronate
Topotecan

Cell-based therapies

Administration to patients of their own or someone else’s manipulated human cells. More

Dendritic cell therapy

Synthetic products (excluding registered drugs)

Synthetically produced substances or modified natural products that are not registered as anti-cancer drugs.

Antineoplastons

Natural products (excluding registered drugs)

Substances found in nature that usually have a pharmacological or biological activity. More

Carctol

Energy based therapies

Use of electromagnetic energy including electricity, magnetic fields, radio waves, microwaves, infrared rays and light to diagnose or treat disease.

Hyperthermia

A clinical trial is a research study conducted with patients to evaluate whether a new treatment is safe (safety) and whether it works (efficacy). Clinical trials are performed to test the efficacy of drugs but also non-drug treatments such as radiotherapy or surgery and combinations of different treatments. Clinical trials take place in all kinds of hospitals and clinics, but mostly in academic hospitals. They are organized by researchers and doctors.

RCT provides a tool to search for phase III clinical trials by type of cancer and by country. For Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Luxembourg, France and the UK, RCT provides contacts to get more information about the phase III clinical trials currently ongoing. Discuss the possibilities of participating in one of these clinical trials with your doctor.

The list of the phase III clinical trials for cervical cancer is available here.