Cervix Cancer

Surgery often is an integral part of cervical cancer treatment, and the surgeon’s skill can make a crucial difference in the success of these delicate operations. Basil Onco care surgeons are among the most experienced in the Surat in surgery for cervical cancer, giving them a higher level of expertise.

Procedures available may include:

1. Minimally invasive laparoscopic hysterectomy
2. Radical hysterectomy
3. Laparoscopic lymph node dissection, a minimally invasive procedure to determine the extent of cancer and help plan treatment
4. Fertility-sparing techniques, including radical trachelectomy, a highly specialized surgery that may help some women keep the ability to have children

We are Pioneers in Surat for:

1. Nerve sparing Radical Hysterectomy which decreases chance of bladder complication and increases chance of survival.
2. Fertility Sparing surgeries like loop surg cancreseries, radical trachelectomy etc.,in early stage cancers.

Cervical Cancer Symptoms:
In its earliest stages, cervical cancer usually does not have symptoms. This is why regular Pap tests are so important, particularly if you are sexually active.
When cervical cancer does have symptoms, they vary from person to person. Tell your doctor if you have any of the following:

1. Vaginal discharge tinged with blood
2. Vaginal bleeding after sexual intercourse
3. Abnormal vaginal bleeding: after menopause, between menstrual periods or excessively heavy periods
4. Urinating more often
5. Pain during sex
6. Swollen leg

These symptoms do not always mean you have cervical cancer. However, it is important to discuss any symptoms with your doctor, since they may signal other health problems.

Some people have an elevated risk of developing cervical cancer. Review the cervical cancer screening guidelines to see if you need to be tested. Behavioral and lifestyle changes can help prevent cervical cancer. Visit our prevention and screening sectionto learn how to manage your risk.

Cervical Cancer Diagnosis:
It’s important to diagnose cervical cancer early and accurately and find out if it has spread. At Basil Onco Care, specialized experts use the most modern and accurate equipment to diagnose cervical cancer. This helps increase the likelihood your treatment will be successful.
When cervical cancer does have symptoms, they vary from person to person. Tell your doctor if you have any of the following:

Cervical Cancer Diagnostic Tests:
If you have symptoms or Pap test results that suggest precancerous cells or cervical cancer, your doctor will examine you and ask you questions about your health; your lifestyle, including smoking and drinking habits; and your family medical history and will perform one or more of following tests.

1) Colposcopy
This test uses an instrument called a colposcope to look more closely at an area of abnormal tissue on the cervix, vagina or vulva. A colposcope is a microscope designed to examine the cervix. It looks like a pair of binoculars on a stand.

2) Biopsy
In a biopsy to look for cervical cancer, the doctor removes a small amount of tissue from the cervix to look at under a microscope. Types of cervical biopsies include.

Punch biopsy
The tissue sample is removed from the cervix using biopsy forceps, an instrument used to grasp tissue firmly and remove it.

Endocervical curettage (ECC)
A tissue sample is scraped from an area just past the opening of the cervix using a curette (small, spoon-shaped instrument) or a thin, soft brush.

LEEP (Loop electro-surgical excision procedure)
This test uses a small wire that is heated with low-voltage, high-frequency radio waves to remove cells from the cervix.

Cone biopsy
A cone-shaped sample of tissue is removed so the pathologist can see if abnormal cells are in the tissue beneath the surface of the cervix. The amount of tissue removed is larger than that removed with other types of biopsy.

3) Cystoscopy or proctoscopy:
If you are diagnosed with cervical cancer and your doctor thinks it may have spread, you may have a cytoscopy or proctoscopy or both. These tests use lighted tubes to view the inside of the bladder (cystoscopy) or the anus, rectum and lower colon (proctoscopy).

4) Imaging tests:
which may include:

1. CT scans
2. MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scans
3. PET (positron emission tomography) scans
4. Chest X-ray

5) Laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection :
In this minimally invasive surgical procedure, lymph nodes are removed to help find if cancer has spread.

Getting a Second Opinion at Basil Onco Care,Cervical Cancer Treatment,Our Treatment Approach Basil experts have at their fingertips the most-advanced technologies and therapies available today, and they use them with extraordinary expertise to give you personalized care for cervical cancer. We also offer treatment for pre-cancerous changes of the cervix.

Your therapy is customized to fit your unique situation, taking into account a number of factors. The cervical cancer therapies available to you may include:

1. Fertility-sparing techniques, including radical trachelectomy, a highly specialized procedure that may help some women keep the ability to have children
2. Laparoscopic lymph node dissection in locally advanced cervical cancer
3. Laparoscopic hysterectomy
4. Radical hysterectomy
5. Pelvic exenteration: If cervical cancer returns after treatment, this complex surgery may be performed. As well as the organs and tissues removed in a radical hysterectomy, the bladder, vagina, rectum and part of the colon are removed.

Remarkable Skill, Experience:
Surgery is part of treatment for many cases of cervical cancer. Like all surgeries, it is most successful when performed by a specialist with a great deal of experience in the particular procedure.
Basil Onco care team are among the most skilled and recognized in the Suart,India. They perform a large number of surgeries for cervical cancer each year, using the least-invasive and most-advanced techniques.

Our Cervical Cancer Treatments:
If you are diagnosed with cervical cancer, your doctor will discuss the best options to treat it. This depends on several factors, including:

1. Stage of the cancer
2. Whether cancer has spread to other parts of the body
3. Size of the tumor
4. Your desire to have children in the future
5. Your age and overall health

Radiation Therapy:
Radiation therapy usually is used to treat cervical cancers that have spread beyond the cervix or very large lesions (larger than 4 centimeters). New radiation therapy techniques allow to target tumors more precisely, delivering the maximum amount of radiation with the least damage to healthy cells.
Radiation therapy may be used instead of surgery. Sometimes it is necessary after surgery to treat cancer that has spread or to reduce the risk that a cancer will come back.

Three types of radiation therapy may be used to treat cervical cancer:

1. External radiation therapy uses a machine outside the body to send radiation toward the cervical cancer.
2. Internal radiation therapy implants (brachytherapy) are inserted through the vagina into the cervix, where they are placed next to the tumor. The implants stay in place for a few days while you stay in the hospital. High-dose treatment, which involves leaving the radioactive material in place for a few minutes each time, may be done on an outpatient basis.
3. Intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), which tailors treatment to the specific shape of the tumor or enlarged lymph nodes.

Chemotherapy:
Basil team offers the most up-to-date and advanced chemotherapy options for cervical cancer. We also work with you to provide supportive care for side effects of treatment, including nausea and constipation.