Henry Kodrat
Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Pelita Harapan, Karawaci, Indonesia

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THE ROLE OF RADIOTHERAPY IN UTERINE CERVICAL CANCER Henry Kodrat
Medicinus Vol 5, No 1 (2015): October 2015 - January 2016
Publisher : Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Pelita Harapan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.19166/med.v5i1.1179

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Uterine cervical cancer is the most common cancer in Indonesia. The purpose of the review is to describe diagnosis and staging, the basic principles of radiotherapy, the role of radiotherapy in cervical cancer treatment, and radiotherapy side effects. The goal of radiotherapy in cervical cancer consists of definitive, adjuvant, and palliative. Effort to increase radiation response also develops by administered small dose of chemotherapy as a radiosensitizer.Keywords: cancer, cervix, radiotherapy