Apoptotic activity in lymphocytes from radiation-treated cervical cancer patients.

Purpose: The per cent apoptotic activity in lymphocytes from pre-treated cervical cancer patients was cross-sectionally compared with post-treated patients at 1 month, 3 months, 1 year, and 5 years after completing the standard radiation therapeutic regimen. In addition, the differences in the per cent apoptotic activities among various stages of cervical cancer were simultaneously analyzed.

Material And Method: Blood samples were collected from five patients in each stage of cervical cancer before treatment, and at 1 month, 3 months, 1 year, and 5 years after completing the radiation therapy.