Concurrent chemotherapy and radiation therapy for locally advanced cervical cancer

Cervical cancer is the principal cause of death due to cancer in women. advances in treatment of solid tumors are made slowly. Since the NCI announced the principal recommendations, the place of radiochemiotherapy in the treatment of ca cervix. The combination of radiotheraphy with hydroxyurea, or RT with Cisplatin and 5-Fluorouracil in treatments. Concominant radiochemotherapy based on cisplatin at one or in combination with 5fu can be considered standard treatment for stages IB, IIA, proximal IIB; with bad prognostic factors (t > 4cm invasion of pelvic nodes, microscopic invasion of the parametrium) and without lumboaortic invasion.