Liječnički vjesnik, Vol. 135 No. 9-10, 2013.
Professional paper
CLINICAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DIAGNOSING, TREATMENT AND MONITORING OF PATIENTS WITH UTERINE CERVICAL CANCER – CROATIAN ONCOLOGY SOCIETY AND CROATIAN SOCIETY FOR GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS AS CROATIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION UNITS AND CROATIAN SOCIETY OF GYNECOLOGICAL ONCOLOGY
Eduard Vrdoljak
Herman Haller
Ante Ćorušić
Tihana Boraska Jelavić
Višnja Matković
Tomislav Strinić
Ružica Karnjuš-Begonja
Dubravko Barišić
Snježana Tomić
Damir Babić
Vlastimir Kukura
Branka Petrić Miše
Ranka Štern Padovan
Mate Matić
Mario Puljiz
Maja Krašević
Ana Fröbe
Zlatko Topolovec
Adem Hajredini
Danijela Vrdoljak-Mozetič
Ozren Mamula
Ines Krivak Bolanča
Alemka Brnčić-Fischer
Abstract
Cervical cancer, in comparison with other gynecological malignancies, mainly affects younger women. It can be prevented trough educational programs, screening and early detection. It also can be efficiently treated when it appears. Treatment modalities include surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy, according to the stage of the disease and patient condition. Treatment decisions should be made after multidisciplinary team discussion. Due to the significance of this disease it is important to define and implement standardized approach for diagnostic, treatment and monitoring algorithm as well. The following text presents the clinical guidelines in order to standardize the procedures and criteria for the diagnosis, management, treatment and monitoring of patients with uterine cervical cancer in the Republic of Croatia.
Keywords
Uterine cervical neoplasms – diagnosis, pathology, therapy; Practice guidelines as topic; Croatia
Hrčak ID:
172492
URI
Publication date:
30.10.2013.
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