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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new surgical technique is providing hope for women with early-stage cervical cancer.
Traditionally, women with early-stage cervical cancer undergo a radical hysterectomy, a procedure with a high rate of tumor recurrence that often causes damage to surrounding tissues, leading to bladder and bowel dysfunction. Using a new technique called total mesometrial resection (TMMR), surgeons remove less tissue more accurately, causing less damage to the autonomic nervous system and reducing surgical trauma.
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Even without postoperative radiotherapy, researchers observed a recurrence-free survival rate of 94 percent and five-year survival of 96 percent. Recurrence rates using traditional treatment methods are 28 percent.
"Based on historical controls, TMMR without adjuvant radiation has the potential to improve survival by 15 percent," the study authors wrote.
SOURCE: The Lancet Oncology, 2009
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