Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Vaginal cancer treatment

Radiotherapy: Because of the radiation sensitive vaginal cancer, the choice of the vast majority of cases of vaginal cancer radiation treatment. But because the vagina and rectum, bladder and around, so when the radiation dose radiotherapy should be the appropriate choice. Radiation Therapy programme decisions on the location and tumor infiltration scope. Konglongbu tumor with the treatment of cervical cancer. Side of the vagina to the infiltration basin-wide external irradiation followed by local laser treatment. Vaginal cancer five-year survival rate is generally 35%. The cause of death due to multiple urinary system occlusion or infection caused uremia. Chemotherapy: Chemotherapy for squamous cell carcinoma of the vagina have some effect and can be used as a means of comprehensive treatment, but only on vaginal cancer chemotherapy less effective. Commonly used chemotherapy drug cisplatin, cyclophosphamide, PYM, vincristine and 5 - such as fluorouracil.

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