Cervical Cancer Surgery

Cervical cancer is a type of cancer that occurs in the cells of the cervix the lower part of the uterus that connects to the vagina. Various strains of the human papillomavirus, a sexually transmitted infection, play a role in causing most cervical cancer. Dr. Renuka Gupta will devise a treatment strategy for you based on the stage of cervical cancer, the size of the tumor, the surrounding tissues that may be affected, and whether the cancer has spread to other parts of the body. Surgery for this cancer is done in stage 1 only, and it is called Radical surgery for cancer cervix or Wertheim’s hysterectomy. In this uterus is removed along with parametrium both tubes and ovaries and pelvic lymph nodes.