Comparison of surgery or radiotherapy on complications and quality of life in patients with the stage IB and IIA uterine cervical cancer (Gynecol Oncol Oct 2009; 115(1):41-45).

摘要

We have read with great interest the recent article by Hsu et al. and strongly agree with the authors that given the similar 5-year survival rates of both radical surgery and radiotherapy (RT) in early cervical cancer, attention should be focused on the complication rate and side effect profile of each treatment modality when offering management options. This is particularly important in cervical cancer where the median age of diagnosis is earlier, and given high cure rates in early-stage disease, these younger women may expect to live an additional 20-30 years after treatment As a result any chronic complication developed due to treatment may negatively affect the quality of life (QOL) of cervical cancer survivors (CCS) for a very long time.