pdf The Role of Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy in Treating Female Reproductive System Cancer (REVIEW)

Abstract

Chemotherapy and radiotherapy play vital roles in treatment some of female reproductive system cancers predominantly vaginal and cervical cancers. For cervical cancer, modalities can cause acute complications for instance genitourinary symptoms and gastrointestinal issues, alongside long-term effects comparable dyspareunia and vaginal atrophy that expressively affect sexual health. Combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy is related with further severe late toxicities associated to radiotherapy only. In vaginal cancer, radiotherapy is mainly used in adjuvant setting to avert local revert post-surgery usually combined with chemotherapy to augment treatment efficacy expressly in advanced cases . Nevertheless, pelvic radiotherapy can cause vaginal morbidity comprising dryness, shortening and affecting sexual function. These treatments are important for successful survival consequences and organization disease-correlated symptoms.

Objective of this study to assess complications from radiotherapy and chemotherapy in some female reproductive system cancers in addition to appreciate impacts on female reproductive health after treatment.