Ovarian and Fallopian Cancers Treatment Options
Specific treatment for your cancer will be determined by your physician based on:
- your overall health and medical history
- extent of the disease
- your tolerance for specific medications, procedures, or therapies
- expectations for the course of the disease
- your opinion or preference
Ovarian, fallopian tube and peritoneal cancer may be treated with surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or a combination of treatments.
- surgery –may include:
- salpingo-oophorectomy - surgery to remove the fallopian tubes and ovaries.
- hysterectomy - surgical removal of the uterus.
- pelvic lymph node dissection - removal of some lymph nodes from the pelvis.
- chemotherapy - the use of anticancer drugs to treat cancerous cells. In most cases, chemotherapy works by interfering with the cancer cell’s ability to grow or reproduce. Different groups of drugs work in different ways to fight cancer cells. The oncologist will recommend a treatment plan for each individual.
- intraperitoneal (IP) chemotherapy. This type of chemotherapy is given directly into the abdomen through a catheter (a long, thin tube), which increases tumor exposure to the drugs
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