Radiation therapy, concurrent chemotherapy after surgery is effective treatment for high-risk endometrial cancer

Wednesday, September 10, 2014 - 03:32 in Health & Medicine

Radiation therapy with concurrent paclitaxel chemotherapy following surgery is an effective treatment for patients with high-risk endometrial cancer, according to a study. Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecologic malignancy. Patients with early-stage disease are typically treated with surgery alone; however, patients with advanced endometrial cancer have higher instances of local or distant recurrence.

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