This cervical cancer treatment regime cuts risk of death by 40%


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The induction chemotherapy that makes the difference in this new cervical cancer treatment protocol consists of common and affordable cancer drugs that are available worldwide. — dpa

A new treatment regime for cervical cancer cuts the risk of death by 40%, according to a large-scale study.

Researchers at University College London (UCL) and University College London Hospital (UCLH) in the United Kingdom have completed a long-term follow-up of patients given a short course of chemotherapy before chemoradiation (a combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy).

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