Cervical Cancer
How We Can Help You
The Stanford Gynecologic Cancer Program offers expert cervical cancer treatment tailored to each woman’s needs. Each member of your dedicated team has extensive gynecologic cancer experience. We will stand beside you every step of the way to help you make informed decisions and support you through your treatment and beyond.
Care and treatment of cervical cancer is provided by the Stanford Gynecologic Cancer Program in the Stanford Women’s Cancer Center.
FEATURED
WHAT WE OFFER YOU FOR CERVICAL CANCER
- Nationally recognized expertise to treat every stage and subtype of cervical cancer.
- Precise diagnosis options that use advanced biopsy and imaging technologies to evaluate the unique biology of your cervical cancer.
- Team-based treatment planning, including weekly meetings that bring together specialists from diverse disciplines to tailor care to your needs
- Advanced treatment options, including fertility-sparing procedures and intraoperative radiation therapy.
- Tumor genomic profiling services to target the genetic fingerprint of hard-to-treat cervical cancers with therapies available only through clinical trials.
- Comprehensive support services, including dedicated care coordination, counseling, nutrition services, pain management, massage therapy, integrative medicine, women’s sexual medicine services and palliative care.
Cervical Cancer Treatment
At the Stanford Women’s Cancer Center, you will work with experienced doctors who are passionate about women’s health. Our patient-first approach results from their years of accrued wisdom.
Advanced scientific treatments, such as today’s fertility-sparing procedures, have always been a hallmark of care at Stanford. But we also understand the importance of compassionate communication. Our comprehensive approach begins with an in-depth discussion about your health and your day-to-day life.
Our patient-first approach begins with an in-depth discussion about your health and everyday life
Early Stage
Recurrent Cancer
Advanced Cancer
Treatment & Wellness Care
Just as every woman is unique, no two cervical cancers are alike. To ensure you receive the highest level of personalized care, the Stanford Gynecologic Cancer Program embraces a collaborative approach to treatment planning.
Your doctors will work closely with you to develop a treatment path that addresses your medical, physical, emotional, and social needs. Plus, weekly Tumor Boards bring together experts from multiple disciplines to review cases that require more complex recommendations.
Our doctors use minimally invasive procedures to remove tumors and minimize reoccurrence. Stanford is one of the few centers in the United States to offer fertility-conserving treatments. Surgical therapies include:
- Loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP)—a procedure in which an electric wire loop is used to remove abnormal tissue
- Laser surgery and laser therapy
- Sentinel lymph node biopsy
- Trachelectomy—a surgical removal of the uterine cervix
- Hysterectomy
Radiation Therapy
Our radiation oncologists use the most advanced techniques to target optimal treatment doses to affected areas of the cervix. Targeted treatment limits exposure of nearby healthy tissue. Radiation therapies include:
Medical Therapy
Stanford experts are on the forefront of drug therapy development. Our highly skilled team works to deliver the right medication and doses as part of your care. Medical therapies include:
- Chemotherapy
- Chemotherapy/RT—sessions of radiation therapy and low-dose chemotherapy given at the same time
- Immunotherapy (biologic therapy)
- Hormone therapy
Clinical and Wellness Support
From eating healthfully to helping you manage your symptoms and treatment side effects, we personalize your treatment plan by matching our support services to your needs. Learn more about our comprehensive support »
Treatment & Wellness Care
To fight stage 2 and recurrent cervical cancer, we use our investigative and research skills to learn all we can about your specific disease. We draw from our leading-edge diagnosis options, scientific know-how, and multiple treatments to determine the most effective approach for even the most complex cases.
We are one of the few cancer programs on the West Coast to offer intraoperative radiation therapy, an approach that delivers high-dose radiation directly to a tumor site during surgery.
We also provide a wide range of support programs and specialists to promote your comfort, including dermatologists, sleep specialists, psychologists, fertility preservation, and nutritionists. Learn about our comprehensive support »
People travel from across the U.S. and internationally to take advantage of Stanford’s broad spectrum of treatments. Our radiation oncologists use advanced tools to treat recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer.
Medical Therapy
Stanford doctors and researchers are leaders in drug therapy development and chemotherapy strategies. Our doctors may use one or a combination of the available therapies, which include:
- Chemotherapy
- Chemotherapy and radiation —a treatment plan of radiation therapy and low-dose chemotherapy given at the same time.
- Immunotherapy (biologic therapy)
Treatment & Wellness Care
Stanford Health Care doctors treat some of the most advanced, complex cervical cancer cases. The Stanford Gynecologic Cancer Program partners with the Stanford Comprehensive Cancer Institute’s 300 clinical and science researchers to understand the disease better and to improve your quality of life.
We also employ a full spectrum of services to support your physical, emotional, and spiritual health. Learn about our comprehensive support services »
Surgical Therapy
Stanford offers pelvic exenteration surgery, used in advanced recurrent cases or for cancers that do not respond to other treatments.
- Pelvic exenteration surgery—involves removing the uterus, cervix, ovaries, fallopian tubes, vagina, and sometimes the bladder, urethra, and rectum
Radiation Oncology
Stanford’s highly skilled radiation oncologists use the latest tools to treat advanced cervical cancer. Radiation is one component of a comprehensive care plan.
Medical Therapy
Many women with advanced cervical cancer receive more than one therapy. We continue to develop therapies to shrink or kill cancer cells or to help the body eliminate those cells.
- Chemotherapy
- Chemotherapy and radiation —a treatment plan of radiation therapy and low-dose chemotherapy given at the same time.
- Immunotherapy (biologic therapy)
Treatment & Wellness Care
Just as every woman is unique, no two cervical cancers are alike. To ensure you receive the highest level of personalized care, the Stanford Gynecologic Cancer Program embraces a collaborative approach to treatment planning.
Your doctors will work closely with you to develop a treatment path that addresses your medical, physical, emotional, and social needs. Plus, weekly Tumor Boards bring together experts from multiple disciplines to review cases that require more complex recommendations.
Our doctors use minimally invasive procedures to remove tumors and minimize reoccurrence. Stanford is one of the few centers in the United States to offer fertility-conserving treatments. Surgical therapies include:
- Loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP)—a procedure in which an electric wire loop is used to remove abnormal tissue
- Laser surgery and laser therapy
- Sentinel lymph node biopsy
- Trachelectomy—a surgical removal of the uterine cervix
- Hysterectomy
Radiation Therapy
Our radiation oncologists use the most advanced techniques to target optimal treatment doses to affected areas of the cervix. Targeted treatment limits exposure of nearby healthy tissue. Radiation therapies include:
Medical Therapy
Stanford experts are on the forefront of drug therapy development. Our highly skilled team works to deliver the right medication and doses as part of your care. Medical therapies include:
- Chemotherapy
- Chemotherapy/RT—sessions of radiation therapy and low-dose chemotherapy given at the same time
- Immunotherapy (biologic therapy)
- Hormone therapy
Clinical and Wellness Support
From eating healthfully to helping you manage your symptoms and treatment side effects, we personalize your treatment plan by matching our support services to your needs. Learn more about our comprehensive support »
close Early Stage
Treatment & Wellness Care
To fight stage 2 and recurrent cervical cancer, we use our investigative and research skills to learn all we can about your specific disease. We draw from our leading-edge diagnosis options, scientific know-how, and multiple treatments to determine the most effective approach for even the most complex cases.
We are one of the few cancer programs on the West Coast to offer intraoperative radiation therapy, an approach that delivers high-dose radiation directly to a tumor site during surgery.
We also provide a wide range of support programs and specialists to promote your comfort, including dermatologists, sleep specialists, psychologists, fertility preservation, and nutritionists. Learn about our comprehensive support »
People travel from across the U.S. and internationally to take advantage of Stanford’s broad spectrum of treatments. Our radiation oncologists use advanced tools to treat recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer.
Medical Therapy
Stanford doctors and researchers are leaders in drug therapy development and chemotherapy strategies. Our doctors may use one or a combination of the available therapies, which include:
- Chemotherapy
- Chemotherapy and radiation —a treatment plan of radiation therapy and low-dose chemotherapy given at the same time.
- Immunotherapy (biologic therapy)
close Recurrent Cancer
Treatment & Wellness Care
Stanford Health Care doctors treat some of the most advanced, complex cervical cancer cases. The Stanford Gynecologic Cancer Program partners with the Stanford Comprehensive Cancer Institute’s 300 clinical and science researchers to understand the disease better and to improve your quality of life.
We also employ a full spectrum of services to support your physical, emotional, and spiritual health. Learn about our comprehensive support services »
Surgical Therapy
Stanford offers pelvic exenteration surgery, used in advanced recurrent cases or for cancers that do not respond to other treatments.
- Pelvic exenteration surgery—involves removing the uterus, cervix, ovaries, fallopian tubes, vagina, and sometimes the bladder, urethra, and rectum
Radiation Oncology
Stanford’s highly skilled radiation oncologists use the latest tools to treat advanced cervical cancer. Radiation is one component of a comprehensive care plan.
Medical Therapy
Many women with advanced cervical cancer receive more than one therapy. We continue to develop therapies to shrink or kill cancer cells or to help the body eliminate those cells.
- Chemotherapy
- Chemotherapy and radiation —a treatment plan of radiation therapy and low-dose chemotherapy given at the same time.
- Immunotherapy (biologic therapy)
close Advanced Cancer
Learn More About Cervical Cancer
What We Offer
Our providers use leading edge techniques to diagnose and treat cervical cancer.
About this Condition
Learn about the symptoms, causes, types, diagnosis, stages and prevention of cervical cancer.
Patient Care Resources
Learn what to expect as you go through the early steps of your care.
Clinical Trials
Clinical trials open up new treatment options to women treated at Stanford Health Care.
Open trials refer to studies currently recruiting participants or that may recruit participants in the near future. Closed trials are not currently enrolling, but similar studies may open in the future.
To learn more about the clinical trials we offer, contact Pei-Jen Chang at 650-725-0866 .
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Cervical Cancer
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