Treatment of Cancer

Type of Treatment Depends on:

Type of tumor

Cancer Stage

Location of Tumor(s)

Age/Health of Patient

Types of treatment:

Surgery- 60% of all cancer pts. have some kind of surgery.

•       Oldest form of treatment for cancer

•       Tumor/Cancer cells surgically removed

Chemotherapy

•       Cancer cells that cannot be removed surgically are destroyed chemically

•       Administrated by :

                        Pill

                        Injection

Radiation Therapy

•       Radiation treatment, also known as radiotherapy, destroys cancer by focusing high-energy rays on the cancer cells.

•       Side Effects-damages neighboring, non-cancerous cells