For many who suffer from cervical cancer, minimally invasive hysterectomy can seem like the best treatment option. However, U.S. researchers have recently found that when early-stage cervical cancer patients undergo minimally invasive hysterectomy, their cancer may be three times as likely to progress.

Plus, these patients are 65 percent more likely to die within the next four years compared to those who opt for more invasive surgery options.

If after minimally invasive hysterectomy your cervical cancer either recurred or progressed, or if a loved one died after this kind of surgery, you may be able to file a lawsuit and pursue compensation.

Radical Hysterectomy Treatment

For those who suffer from cervical cancer, radical hysterectomy is often considered the best method of treatment. Essentially, radical hysterectomy is a surgery that removes the uterus, cervix, and parts of the vagina. The majority of early-stage cervical cancer patients undergo surgery rather than radiotherapy. Indeed, the cure rate for women in stage 1A or 1B cervical cancer is over 80 percent.

There are two types of radical hysterectomy: open, which involves a large incision, several days’ recovery, and the risk of some major complications; and laparoscopic, a minimally invasive hysterectomy option involving a small abdominal incision, short recovery time, and low infection risk.

However, U.S. researchers published a pair of studies in the New England Journal of Medicine in October that found those who underwent this minimally invasive hysterectomy were more likely to have their cancer recur and possibly become fatal compared to those who opted for the open radical hysterectomy.

Previously, the medical community believed that those who underwent minimally invasive hysterectomy would have a higher chance of survival than those who underwent the more invasive open surgery.

“Minimally invasive surgery was adopted as an alternative to open radical hysterectomy before high-quality evidence regarding its impact on survival was available,” said one of the lead researchers for the study, Dr. Jose Alejandro Rauh-Hain form the University of Texas Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, in a press release.

“Personally, I will not offer minimally invasive radical hysterectomy to patients who come to me for cervical cancer treatment, until compelling new research demonstrates a minimally invasive approach that does not carry these risks,” said Dr. Alexander Melamed, Rauh-Hain’s co-lead researcher and gynecologic oncologist at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

Filing a Cervical Cancer Hysterectomy Lawsuit

If you or someone you love has suffered from recurrent or aggravated cervical cancer after a minimally invasive hysterectomy, or if a loved one has died because of it, you may be able to file a lawsuit and pursue compensation.

Of course, filing a lawsuit cannot undo the pain and suffering caused by cancer, nor can it bring a loved one back to life, but it can at least help to alleviate some of the financial burden often incurred by medical expenses, lost wages, and more.

Join a Free Cervical Cancer after Hysterectomy Lawsuit Investigation

If your cervical cancer progressed after laparoscopic radical hysterectomy, or if your loved one died after such surgery, you may have a legal claim. See if you qualify to file a cervical cancer after hysterectomy lawsuit by filling out the form on this page now.

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