Treatment Options

Interstitial Brachytherapy is the use of an applicator and catheters to give radiation therapy internally to treat some gynecologic cancers.

Ovarian epithelial cancer, fallopian tube cancer, and primary peritoneal cancer are gynecologic cancers that affect different pelvic organs, though they are often treated in the same way. They are most often treated with surgery, although the type of surgery will vary depending upon the extent of the disease of the desired outcomes.

A hysterectomy is a surgical procedure that is done to remove the uterus and is often used in cancer treatments.

An oophorectomy is a surgical procedure that is done alone or in combination with another procedure, such as a hysterectomy, to remove the ovaries.

A trachelectomy is a surgical procedure used to treat women with early stage cervical cancer that allows for fertility preservation. The procedure removes the cervix and the upper part of the vagina leaving the uterus intact.

A dilation and curettage (D&C) is a surgical procedure in which the uterine cervix is dilated for the purpose of tissue removal.

Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure and Cold Knife Cone Biopsy are procedures used to remove abnormal, pre-cancerous, or cancerous cells from your cervix.

Overview of this surgical procedure used in the treatment of advanced gynecologic cancers.

An introduction to radiation therapy for gynecological cancers and the potential side effects.

Brachytherapy is a type of internal radiation that can be used to treat some cases of gynecologic cancer and is typically done using a “tandem and ovoid” applicator or a “tandem and ring” applicator.

Brachytherapy is a type of internal radiation used to treat some cases of gynecologic cancers. This type of radiation uses a vaginal cylinder applicator to administer the radiation.

Some cancers of the abdominal or gastrointestinal region can be treated using a type of chemotherapy infusion called intraperitoneal, where the medication is infused directly into the abdominal cavity.