Cancer is one of the leading causes of deaths today. The Cancer is treated in 4 different ways today - using one treatment or combination of treatments


Radiation therapy
RT, RTx, or XRT, is therapy using ionizing radiation


chemotherapy

Medications

Surgey
remove the cancerous tissue or organ and the tissue from the nearby area that might contain cancer cells.

monetherapy

Immunotherapy.
There are several types of immunotherapy, including:
- Monoclonal antibodies
- Non?specific immunotherapy
- Oncolytic virus therapy
- T-cell therapy
- Cancer vaccines
Stem Cell Transplant

Surgery and radiotherapy goal is to eradicate the disease at the primary site (site of origin) of cancer. Chemotherapy, hormonetherapy and immunotherapy deal with disease which may have spread outside the site of origin of cancer.

Palliative care, which focuses on improving the quality of life of patients and their families, is an essential component of cancer care.

Side Effects of Cancer treatments
Side effects vary from person to person and depend upon the amount or frequency of the treatment, age and other health conditions,
-Fatigue
-Alopecia Hair Loss)
-Appetite Loss


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