Blog Introduction: Cancer is a difficult battle to fight, but it is possible to find treatments that work for you. With the right combination of therapies, a person can begin to feel better and even manage or reverse their cancer’s effects. Here, we explore the different types of cancer treatment options available.
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- Surgery and Radiation Therapy
- Chemotherapy
- Immunotherapy
- Conclusion
Blog Body:
Surgery and Radiation Therapy
Surgery and radiation therapy are two common methods used in cancer treatment. Surgery involves removing all or part of a tumor from the body, while radiation therapy works by destroying cancer cells with radiation.Depending on the type of cancer, surgery may be recommended as either a curative approach or one that alleviates symptoms caused by tumors.
Radiation therapy is usually used in conjunction with other treatments like chemotherapy or surgery, as it can help shrink tumors before they are removed from the body or make them easier to target when using drugs designed to target specific tumors.
It can also help reduce pain caused by tumors pressing against nerves or organs.
Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy works by attacking rapidly growing cells, which includes both healthy cells and diseased cells like those found in some cancers.This treatment is administered through medications that are either taken orally or injected into the bloodstream. Depending on the type of cancer, chemotherapy may be used after surgery (to reduce the risk of recurrence) or before surgery (to shrink large tumors).
It can also be used as a standalone treatment if surgery isn’t an option due to the location or size of a tumor.
Immunotherapy
Immunotherapy works by stimulating your body's own immune system so that it will recognize and attack cancerous cells more effectively than it would on its own.
This type of treatment has been effective in treating certain types of leukemia, lymphoma, lung cancer and melanoma.
Immunotherapy is usually administered intravenously (IV) over several weeks at a time in order to boost your body's ability to fight off disease-causing agents like viruses, bacteria and parasites as well as tumor cells.
