Impact of vaginal morbidity on sexual functioning in cervical cancer patients treated with neo-adjuvant chemotherapy followed by surgery. Ghent University
In Belgium, 600 women are yearly diagnosed with cervical cancer
(CX), with a peak around 45 years (sexually active at the time of
diagnosis). Treatment of limited CX consists of surgery, completed
by chemo-radiotherapy (C-RT) in case of high-risk of relapse.
Inoperable, locally advanced tumors are treated by C-RT and
brachytherapy. The 3-year local control is 73% to 94%. To increase
this, we have been ...