1. Andrea Janeš Mentor: A. Žmegač Horvat
Cancer Treatment
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Mentor: A. Žmegač Horvat th

2. Choice of Cancer Treatment
Specific characteristics of cancer
Patient’s overall condition
Goals of treatment: cure
keep from spreading
relieve symptoms

3. Options Surgery Chemotherapy Radiation therapy Hormonal therapy
Targeted therapy
Biological therapy
Personalized Cancer Care
Clinical Trials
Stem Cell Transplantation

4. Surgery Used to: diagnose cancer (eg. biopsy) determine its stage
treat cancer (eg. resection)

5. Biopsy
Curative surgery
Cryosurgery
Debulking surgery
Electrosurgery
Laser surgery
Prophylactic surgery
Palliative surgery
Restorative or reconstructive surgery
Staging surgery

6. Radiation therapy Local treatment High-energy rays
May be externally or internally delivered
Not useful in disseminated disease

7. External Beam Radiation Therapy (EBRT)
Via linear accelerators
Delivered on an outpatient basis for approximately 6 to 8 weeks
Radiation from multiple directions
Delivered specifically to an organ or encompassing the surrounding area, including lymph nodes

8. Brachytherapy
Radioactive material placed directly into or near the cancer
Additional boost of radiation or the only type of radiation therapy
Permanent or
temporary

9. Chemotherapy Systemic treatment Single drugs or combinations of drugs
Administered through a vein, injected into a body cavity, or delivered orally in the form of a pill
Regimen/protocol

10. Adjuvant therapy
Neo-adjuvant therapy
Concurrent therapy

11. Side effects Alopecia Fibrosis Mucositis Myelosuppresion
Nausea and vomiting
Pneumonitis
Xerostomia

12. Hormonal Therapy Reduces the amount of hormone circulating in the body
Blocks the hormone receptors on cancer cell membrane
Drugs and/or removal of organs that secrete hormones

13. Targeted Therapy
Drugs that target a specific pathway in the growth and development of a tumor
The targets are various molecules in the body that are known or suspected to play a role in cancer formation

14. Biological Therapy
Uses the body’s immune system to facilitate the killing of cancer cells
Interferon, interleukin, monoclonal antibodies, colony stimulating factors (cytokines), and vaccines

15. Resources http://www.cancerconsultants.com/cancer-treatment