Types of Cancer Treatments (info shared from www.cancer.org)
Surgery can diagnose, treat, or even help prevent cancer in
some cases. Most people with cancer will have some type of surgery. It often
offers the greatest chance for cure, especially if the cancer has not spread to
other parts of the body.
Chemotherapy (chemo) is the use of medicines or drugs to
treat cancer. The thought of having chemotherapy frightens many people. But
knowing what chemotherapy is, how it works, and what to expect can often help
calm your fears. It can also give you a better sense of control over your
cancer treatment.
Radiation therapy uses high-energy particles or waves to
destroy or damage cancer cells. It is one of the most common treatments for
cancer, either by itself or along with other forms of treatment. Learn more
about radiation therapy in this section.
Targeted therapy is a newer type of cancer treatment that
uses drugs or other substances to more precisely identify and attack cancer
cells, usually while doing little damage to normal cells. Targeted therapy is a
growing part of many cancer treatment regimens.
Immunotherapy is treatment that uses your body's own immune
system to help fight cancer. Get information about the different types of
immunotherapy and the types of cancer they are used to treat.
The idea of using heat to treat cancer has been around for
some time, but early attempts had mixed results. Today, newer tools allow more
precise delivery of heat, and hyperthermia is being studied for use against
many types of cancer.
Bone marrow transplants and other
types of stem cell transplants can be used to treat cancer.
Photodynamic therapy or PDT is a treatment that uses special
drugs, called photosensitizing agents, along with light to kill cancer cells.
The drugs only work after they have been activated or "turned on" by
certain kinds of light.
Lasers, which are very powerful, precise beams of light, can
be used instead of blades (scalpels) for very careful surgical work, including
treating some cancers.
Transfusions of blood and blood products temporarily replace
parts of the blood when a person's body can't make its own or has lost them
from bleeding.
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