Understanding treatment options, goals, and what to expect is vital to achieving the best possible outcome for you. Factors that may influence your treatment options include:
- Overall health and any co-existing conditions
- Test results, including biomarker testing
- Stage and extent of disease
- Microsatellite instability (MSI) and mismatch repair deficiency (dMMR) status
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Endometrial Cancer Treatment Decisions | Factors That Impact Your Options
What Treatment Options and Factors Should Be Considered for Endometrial Cancer?
- Surgery: Removal of the tumor, uterus, or other affected areas (e.g., hysterectomy, lymph node removal)
- Radiation Therapy: Uses high-energy rays to target and destroy cancer cells
- Vaginal Brachytherapy: A radioactive source enclosed in a cylinder is temporarily inserted into the vagina to deliver radiation therapy.
- Chemotherapy: Drug treatment to kill or slow the growth of cancer cells
- Hormone Therapy: Blocks hormones that fuel the growth of certain endometrial cancers. It is particularly used in patients with asymptomatic recurrence who are seeking options with minimal side effects.
- Targeted Therapy: A form of personalized medicine that blocks specific mutations and prevents cancer cells from growing and dividing, with minimal effect on normal cells.
- Immunotherapy: A type of therapy that harnesses the body’s own immune system to help fight cancer, infections, and other diseases.
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What Do You Need to Know About Emerging Endometrial Cancer Research?
Tools to help you feel activated and connect with resources to overcome barriers to accessing care.
Topics:
- Self-Advocacy Endometrial Cancer Patient Profiles
- Endometrial Cancer Education and Awareness
- Endometrial Cancer Access and Equity
- Endometrial Cancer Treatment Options and Advances
- Endometrial Cancer Clinical Trials and Research
- Endometrial Cancer Patient Advocacy and Support
- [ACT]IVATED Endometrial Cancer Resources
Understand testing and screening options that can evaluate your risk or lead to an early diagnosis in a more treatable stage of disease.
Topics:
- Understanding Endometrial Cancer Screening and Detection
- Tips and Advice for Self-Advocacy
- Endometrial Cancer Research Developments
- DETECT Endometrial Cancer Resources
Shares the importance of latest treatment options, clinical trials and patient participation in clinical trials.
Topics:
- Understanding New and Developing Endometrial Cancer Treatment
- Tools for Endometrial Cancer Patient Self-Advocacy
- EVOLVE Endometrial Cancer Resources
Will help you understand the importance of essential biomarker testing before key decisions are made in your care—including following a recurrence.
Topics:
- Understanding Testing in Endometrial Cancer
- Endometrial Cancer Treatment Decisions
- INSIST! Endometrial Cancer Resources
