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Deciding on Treatment

• Types of Treatment for Cervical Cancer
  
• Chemotherapy
  

  Detailed information on chemotherapy for treatment of gynecological cancers

• What Happens During Chemotherapy for Cervical Cancer?
  
• Radiation Therapy
  

  Radiation is often used to treat prostate cancer that is still confined to the prostate gland, or has spread only to nearby tissue.

• Radiation Therapy for Cervical Cancer
  
• Surgery
  

  Detailed information the most common types of surgery to treat cancer, including biopsy, endoscopy, laparoscopy, laparotomy, laser surgery, cryosurgery, electrosurgery, and excisional surgery

• What Happens During Surgery for Cervical Cancer?
  
• Hysterectomy
  

  Hysterectomy is the surgical removal of the uterus. Different portions of the uterus, as well as other organs, may be removed at the same time.

• Hormone Therapy
  

  Detailed information on hormone therapy as one type of cancer treatment

• Immunotherapy/Biological Therapy
  

  Detailed information on biological therapy, also called immunotherapy, biological response modifier therapy, or biotherapy

• About Clinical Trials: Information from the National Cancer Institute
  

  Clinical trials are studies, managed by government agencies, educational institutions, private not-for-profit organizations, or commercial businesses, to develop, produce, and evaluate the effectiveness of new treatments and therapies for diseases.