OVARIAN AND UTERINE CANCER

PRESENTED BY- Vaishnavi saxena

B.Sc nursing 3rd year
Rohilkhand College of Nursing,
Bareilly
UTERINE CANCER-

• The term uterine cancer may refer to any of several different

types of cancer which occur in the uterus, Namely –
ENDOMETRIAL CANCER – originate from cells in the Cells of the
endometrium (uterine Lining)
• CERVICAL CANCER – arises from the transportation Zone of the
servix , the Lower portion of the uterus .
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY

Endometrium cancer Forms when there are errors in normal endometrial cells
growth . Usually cell grow Old and get damaged , They die and get their
place . Cancer starts when new cells from unneeded and old our damaged cells
do not die as they should.
RISK FACTOR

1. Increased estrogen
2. Hormone therepy
3. Obesity
4. Estrogen secreting tumours
5. Older age
6. Infertility
7. Genetics
SYMPTOMS

1. Bleeding or watery discharge from vagina

2. Dificult or painfull urination.
3. Back pain
4. Swellings in legs
5. In later stages of the disease, woman may feel pelvic pain and experience
unexplained weight loss.
DIAGNOSTICS EVALUATION

1. Transvaginal ultrasound
2. Hysteroscopy
3. Biopsy
4. Ct scan and MRI
5. Blood test
STATES OR CANCER

1. Stage 1- cancer is found only in uterus.

2. Stage 2- cancer is present in both the uterus.
3. Stage 3- cancer has spread beyond the uterus,but has not reached the
rectum and bladder.the pelvic area lymph nodes maybe involved.
4. Stage 4- cancer has spread past the pelvic region and can affect the
bladder, rectum more-distant parts of body.
TREATMENT

Surgery
Hystrectomy- Removal of uterus
Lymph node dissection- Removal of lymph nodes near the tumor if the cancer
has spead beyond the uterus.
RADIATION THERAPY

The radiation therapy is most often given after surgery to distroy any cancer
cells remaining in the area but rarely given before surgery to shrink the
tumor.Radiation therapy options for endometrial cancer may include radiation
directed towards the whole pelvice externally or tiny radioactive seeds are
placed in the body close to tumor which is termed as Brachytherapy.
CHEMOTHERAPY

Hormone therapy – Hormone therapy for therapy for uterine cancer often
involves the Hormone progesterone, given in a pill form. Other hormone
therapies include the Aromatase inhibitors (AIs) often used for treatment of
woman with breast cancer, such as Anastrozole and Letrozole. An AI is a drug
that reduce the amount of hormone estrogen in woman’s body by stopping
tissues and organs other than the ovaries from producing it with other types of
treatment.
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