Study underway for new treatment of advanced cervical cancer
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – January is cervical cancer awareness month, and according to the American Cancer Society, more than 13,000 new cases of the disease will be diagnosed this year. The result she’s referring to was a diagnosis of advanced cervical cancer last summer, which lead to chemotherapy and radiation. In the search for less a less toxic but equally beneficial approach to treating advanced-stage cervical cancer, Dr. Brian Slomovitz, a gynecological oncologist with Broward Health is leading a study into a new approach. Slomovitz said when researchers first tested the immunotherapy agent, initial studies demonstrated greater effectiveness than standard chemotherapy. For more information about cervical cancer, trials and screenings at Broward Health, click here.