Chemotherapy uses drugs and other anti-cancer agents to kill cancer cells and prevent them from growing. This treatment is considered a systemic therapy, because the drugs circulate throughout your entire body system. Many different drugs work against uterine cancer, including both endometrial cancer and uterine sarcoma, and they work in different ways.
Your oncologist will choose the drug — or combination of drugs — based on your personal diagnosis, disease stage and individual situation. These are most commonly given through an intravenous infusion (IV).