Questions | Treatments, diagnostic tests and imaging
Treatments
Surgery
Hysterectomy, oophorectomy (ovariectomy)
- What are the different types of hysterectomies, and when are they used? How is the recovery time different for each?
- Why do some women go home from the hospital after a hysterectomy with a catheter?
- Is a horizontal or a vertical incision better for an abdominal hysterectomy?
- Is a vaginal hysterectomy an option for cancer patients?
Vulvar surgery: Wide-area excision, radical vulvectomy
- What will help with healing after a wide local excision of the vulva?
- What advice do you have for recovery after a radical vulvectomy
Other procedures:
Preparing for surgery:
Radiation
- How is radiation used to treat gynecologic cancers? What are the different types? When are each used?
- What questions should I ask my radiation oncologist?
- What are the side effects of radiation treatment?
- Will I be able to continue working during radiation treatments?
- Will I have problems with sex after radiation?
Chemotherapy
- What should I expect during chemotherapy ? Will chemo be really horrible?
- What questions should I ask my oncologist about my chemotherapy treatment?
- Did you have any unusual side-effects, besides the typical ones (nausea, hair loss, fatigue etc.)?
Complementary
therapy
Tests
and diagnostic procedures
CA-125
- How does the CA 125 blood test work to detect ovarian cancer?
- How significant is a rise in my CA 125 if it is still below the "magic" level of 35 kU/ml?
