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Follow-Up Care
Cervical cancer survival depends on how advanced the disease is when it is first diagnosed. Your doctor will want to see you periodically for regular Pap tests as well as pelvic exams and other tests. If you experience any new symptoms, please contact your doctor right away. The sooner your symptoms are evaluated and treated, the better your outcome will be.
Managing Complications
Memorial Sloan-Kettering doctors are focusing on several quality-of-life issues for survivors of gynecologic cancers. By knowing in advance what to expect, you can work with your healthcare team to minimize these effects.
Premature Menopause
Some treatments for gynecologic cancers may cause the early onset of menopausal symptoms: irregular periods, hot flashes, drying or thinning of vaginal tissues or the bladder, loss of interest in sex, insomnia and fatigue, and memory problems.
At Memorial Sloan-Kettering's Barbara White Fishman Women's Health Center, women treated for gynecologic cancers can receive counseling and treatment to help them manage the symptoms of menopause and the increased risk of osteoporosis and heart disease that can occur after menopause. Physicians at the Women's Health Center care for both young women who are experiencing the early onset of menopause as a result of cancer therapy and older women who have reached menopause naturally, but whose choices for managing menopausal symptoms are limited because of their cancer histories. The Barbara White Fishman Women's Health Center is located in Memorial Sloan-Kettering's Rockefeller Outpatient Pavilion.
