Delaying radiation therapy after hysterectomy ups risk of uterine cancer recurrence
DETROIT - Waiting too long after a hysterectomy to begin radiation therapy may increase the risk of uterine cancer recurrence, according to a new study from researchers at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.
The study shows that for patients with uterine cancer not receiving chemotherapy, tumors were more likely to return if radiation therapy was delayed nine weeks or longer following surgery, with only 43 percent having relapse-free survival after five years.
By comparison, patients starting radiation treatment soon after surgery had a five-year relapse-free survival ...