Q: Who treats uterine cancer?
A: A team of doctors including gynecologists, oncologists and radiologists collaborate to treat uterine cancer.
Q: What are the curative five year survival figures for various stages of the disease?
A: The survival is largely dependant on the age overall health of the patient and his response to drugs.Survival is more if the disease is discovered early while it is less if discovered in the later stages
Q: Which chemotherapy drugs are most commonly used and their side effects?
A: Progestin hormone therapy includes the use of drugs like Hydroxyprogesterone (Delalutin), Megestrol (Megace) and Medroxyprogesterone (Provera).
In chemotherapy, the drugs that are used alone or in combination include Doxorubicin, Cisplatin, Paclitaxel, Carboplatin or Topotecan.
Cancer treatment often causes nausea and vomiting. To control this drugs like Serotonin antagonists, Aprepitant (Emend), Phenothiazines, or Metoclopramide (Reglan) are used.
