Randomized study between radical surgery and radiotherapy for the treatment of stage IB-IIA cervical cancer: 20-year update.

The results of the present study seem to suggest that there is no treatment of choice for early stage cervical carcinoma in terms of survival. Long term follow-up confirms that the best treatment for the individual patient should take into account clinical factors such as menopausal status, comorbidities, histological type, and tumor diameter.