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More treatment information Radiation therapy for cervical cancer
Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays to kill cancer cells.
These x-rays can be given externally in a procedure that is much
like having a diagnostic x-ray. This is called external beam
radiation therapy. This treatment usually takes 6 to 7 weeks to
complete. For cervical cancer, this type of radiation therapy is
often given along with low doses of chemotherapy with a drug
called cisplatin. Another type of radiation therapy is called
brachytherapy, or internal radiation therapy. To treat cervical
cancer in women who ha