How many years can you live after cervical cancer surgery?

Patients with cervical cancer can increase their survival time by cooperating with doctors' treatment in a timely manner. Generally, for patients in the middle and late stages of cervical cancer, surgery and chemotherapy can inhibit the deterioration of the disease, and cervical cancer can be cured in the early stages. Therefore, if patients with cervical cancer want to increase their survival time, they need to receive treatment at the best time. If they are treated in the later stages, they can generally only survive for about two years, and no more than five years.

How long can you live after cervical cancer surgery?

Currently, cervical cancer is the only cancer that can be completely cured. Just not late. So if you have just formed it and then had it cut, it is generally fine, but a follow-up examination is still necessary. Don't worry too much, keeping a happy mood will also be beneficial to your recovery.

Early symptoms of uterine cancer

Contact bleeding

It manifests as drops of blood mixed in the vaginal secretions (leucorrhea) after sexual intercourse or straining due to constipation. Sometimes it appears in the form of strips and sometimes it is dark red. Women who are over 30 years old, have given birth and are living with their spouse, and suddenly experience posterior vaginal spotting should be taken seriously as an early sign of cervical cancer.

Irregular vaginal bleeding

It manifests as minor non-menstrual vaginal bleeding between menstrual periods and vaginal bleeding after menopause. The former is easily regarded as menstrual irregularity, while the latter is easily regarded as a symptom of menopause. However, this irregular vaginal bleeding is indeed seen in the early stages of cervical cancer and is the patient's first symptom.

Abnormal vaginal discharge

Most of the symptoms are increased vaginal discharge, accompanied by changes in color and odor. Symptoms of increased leucorrhea usually appear later than contact bleeding. Initially it is normal in color and taste, and gradually turns into serous secretions. In the late stage of cervical cancer, there may be rice-watery or watery leucorrhea.

Treatment options for cervical cancer

Early treatment methods: mainly surgical treatment and radiotherapy.

1. The main surgical treatment is total hysterectomy. Sub-radical hysterectomy and pelvic lymph node dissection, etc. For early-stage patients who require preservation of fertility, cervical cone resection or radical cervical resection can be performed. Relatively speaking, surgical treatment is more effective, but it is very likely to cause complications.

2. Radiotherapy is a combination of internal irradiation and external irradiation. Internal irradiation is aimed at the primary lesion of the cervix, and external irradiation is aimed at metastatic lesions other than the primary lesion. For early-stage patients, experts recommend internal radiation therapy.

Treatment methods for mid- to late-stage disease: chemotherapy, biological therapy, and traditional Chinese medicine

1. Chemotherapy. Commonly used drugs include cisplatin, carboplatin, paclitaxel, etc. These drugs are used to prevent cancer cells from invading the human body and ultimately kill the cancer cells. Chemotherapy can damage the body's normal tissue structure and cause physical discomfort to the patient, so you should choose carefully based on your own situation.

2. Biological therapy starts from the human immune system and enhances the immune activity of cancer through molecular biology and cell engineering techniques. There are two types of therapy: cell therapy and non-cell therapy. In comparison, biological therapy is more precise.

3. Treatment with traditional Chinese medicine. It is a relatively conservative treatment method that can reduce the patient's harm and prolong the survival period. Traditional Chinese medicine treatment is an auxiliary treatment method, which is combined with several other treatment methods to enhance the therapeutic effect. In addition, the treatment of cervical cancer should pay attention to daily care and diet, enhance immunity, improve physical fitness, and cooperate with a reasonable treatment plan to achieve the best therapeutic effect.

Prevention of cervical cancer

Cervical cancer vaccine, also known as HPV vaccine, is a vaccine that prevents cervical cancer. Cervical cancer is mainly caused by infection with human papillomavirus (HPV). This vaccine effectively prevents the occurrence of cervical cancer by preventing HPV virus infection, and can prevent the human body from being infected with mutations of the human papillomavirus subtypes covered by the vaccine. Studies have found that 99.7% of cervical cancers are caused by HPV infection. HPV can also cause other relatively rare cancers, such as penile cancer, laryngeal cancer, lung cancer and anal cancer. HPV is mainly spread through sexual contact or skin-to-skin contact.