What are the treatments for uterine sarcoma?
Treatments for uterine cancer include surgery, radiation therapy, hormone therapy, and chemotherapy. Surgery is the most common treatment for women with uterine cancer, and often the only treatment needed. A standard surgery for endometrial cancer is the removal of the uterus (hysterectomy), with removal of the attached ovaries and fallopian tubes. In many cases, your doctor will also recommend removal of lymph nodes from the abdomen and pelvis to see if the cancer has spread. The complete surgery of hysterectomy with lymph node removal is called surgical staging. Surgical staging can be performed through an incision on your abdomen (laparotomy, open procedure) or by laparoscopy (minimally invasive surgery using cameras to help with the surgery) Your doctor will discuss which approach is best and why. Radiation uses high-energy beams directed to an area in the body (for endometrial cancer, the pelvis) to kill cancer cells. Radiation is most frequently used after surgery, but in some ca
