Abstract
Gynecological cancer is one of the greatest challenges in treatment, as well as in prevention and early diagnosis, of the set of all diagnosed cancers. At the beginning of the twenty-first century, we have witnessed the arrival of new treatments, new surgical techniques, more precise tools for diagnosis and prognosis, and the great development of antitumoral products, which give patients new perspectives on their prognosis and evolution, including improvement in the patient’s quality of life. All of these are important factors in their recovery.
It is important that we know what resources are available: accurate diagnostic tools such as positron emission tomography–computed tomography (PET-CT), effective vaccination programs against the viruses that trigger various types of tumors, and also treatments based on surgery, chemotherapy, monoclonal antibodies, and other tools that enable us to offer patients confidence based on the safety and efficacy of the combination of these treatments.
Cancer prevention—through vaccination campaigns and, above all we can do, education as a key point—is the way to achieve a healthy population, as well as a better quality of life for patients.
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de la Torre-Montero, J.C. (2019). Gynecological Cancer. In: Charnay-Sonnek, F., Murphy, A. (eds) Principle of Nursing in Oncology . Principles of Specialty Nursing. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76457-3_12
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