The treatment recommended by your doctors will depend on the stage of the cancer; your age and general health; and whether you would like to have children in the future. You may have more than one treatment, and treatments may be given in different orders and combinations.
If becoming a parent is important to you, talk to your doctor before starting treatment and ask for a referral to a fertility specialist. Learn more about fertility options.
Learn more about:
- Treatment options by stage
- Making treatment decisions
- Surgery
- Radiation therapy
- Chemotherapy
- Targeted therapy
- Palliative treatment
Treatment options by stage
| early | Usually treated with surgery to remove the cancer. May have chemoradiation after surgery. |
| locally advanced | Usually treated with two types of radiation therapy (chemoradiation followed by brachytherapy). Surgery may or may not be used. |
| advanced | May have radiation therapy, chemotherapy, targeted therapy, chemoradiation and/or surgery. |
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