Sexual Health
How long can advanced ovarian cancer last? Four methods of treatment to improve quality of life
Post Date July, 30 2023
The emergence of ovarian cancer has caused great pain to many patients, and it is also a serious disease. We need to actively treat it while also regulating the patient's daily life and diet.
How long can advanced ovarian cancer last
Ovarian cancer has spread to uterus, adnexa, pelvic cavity and other organs in its advanced stage, which is a big problem in diagnosis and treatment. How long one can survive in the advanced stage of ovarian cancer depends on the speed of disease development and the principles of care and diet for each individual. Developing a scientific and reasonable treatment plan is an important prerequisite for the long-term survival of patients and improving their quality of life.
Surgical resection is one of the most effective methods for the treatment of Carcinoma in situ at present, but it is difficult to achieve ideal results for invasive ovarian cancer, especially in the late stage of ovarian cancer, cancer cell transmission, poor surgical treatment effect, radiotherapy and chemotherapy and other local therapies are difficult to remove cancer cells, patients relapse after radiotherapy and chemotherapy, with large side effects
Ovarian cancer treatment
1. Surgical treatment: surgery is the most important means to treat ovarian malignant tumors. Unless the tumor is expected to be unresectable or there are surgical Contraindication, surgery must be performed first.
(1) Comprehensive determination of staging for laparotomy surgery: suitable for patients diagnosed with stage I ovarian cancer before surgery. Including total hysterectomy and double appendectomy, greater omentum resection, pelvic and paraaortic lymph node dissection, and abdominal cytology examination.
(2) Tumor cell reduction surgery: suitable for patients with stage II or above.
(3) Secondary exploration surgery: Within 1 year after successful tumor cell reduction surgery, at least 6 courses of chemotherapy were performed, and there were no abnormalities in clinical and auxiliary examinations before undergoing laparotomy exploration surgery.
2. Radiation therapy: Ovarian cancer treatment does not first consider radiation therapy. Laparotomy detection proves that malignant ovarian tumors have not been completely removed, and external X-ray irradiation is necessary. However, people with a large amount of ascites should not receive radiation therapy.
3. Chemotherapy: Ovarian cancer often responds well to chemotherapy. As an auxiliary surgical treatment, it is commonly used before, during, and after surgery, but requires long-term intermittent medication and has significant toxic effects on the human body. In most cases, surgery is difficult to remove the primary and metastatic lesions of ovarian cancer, especially small granular nodules; Some patients are not willing to undergo surgical treatment, and comprehensive treatment based on chemotherapy should be considered.
