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CANCER THERAPY Surgery Radiation Therapy Chemotherapy Stem Cell Transplant Immunotherapy Targeted Therapy Hormone Therapy Precision Medicine
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SURGERY-CUTTING OR USING SCALPELS TO REMOVE OR TREAT CANCER Cryosurgery-extreme cold by liquid nitrogen Lasers-powerful beams of light used to cut through tissue Hyperthermia- small areas of body tissues exposed to high temperature (clinical trials) Photodynamic therapy-use of drugs which react to light
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RADIATION- USE OF HIGH ENERGY RADIATION SUCH AS X-RAYS, GAMMA RAYS TO SHRINK TUMORS AND KILL CANCER CELLS External Beam- machine that aims radiation at your cancer Internal Radiation- source of radiation is put inside your body
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CHEMOTHERAPY- USE OF MEDICINES AND DRUGS TO TREAT CANCER Many different types of drugs available often used in combination. Given in many different ways; Oral, Intravenous, Injection, Intrathecal, Intraperitoneal, Intra- arterial, Topical Catheter, Port, Pump
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STEM CELL TRANSPLANT- (BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT) INFUSION OF HEALTHY STEM CELLS INTO BONE MARROW Indirect treatment of Cancer Autologous, which means the stem cells come from you, the patient Allogeneic, which means the stem cells come from someone else. The donor may be a blood relative but can also be someone who is not related. Syngeneic, which means the stem cells come from your identical twin, if you have one
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HORMONE THERAPIES-USE OF HORMONES TO SLOW OR STOP GROWTH Treat cancer. Hormone therapy can lessen the chance that cancer will return or stop or slow its growth. Ease cancer symptoms. Hormone therapy may be used to reduce or prevent symptoms in men with prostate cancer who are not able to have surgery or radiation therapy.symptoms surgeryradiation therapy
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OTHER THERAPIES- NEWER, SOME STILL IN CLINICAL TRIALS Immunotherapy Targeted Therapy Angiogenesis Therapy Precision Medicine
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HOW TREATMENTS GET APPROVED
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