In my previous blogs I have talked about different types of cancer, here in this blog let’s find out different treatments for different types of cancer. Cancer as we all know is the most dangerous disease that has affected people from all over the world. In India, the biggest problem behind the rising number of cancer patients is that the most Indians don't suspect they may have cancer, or simply they IGNORE the warning signals. But, thankfully, today with the advancement in medical sciences and commitment from researchers and doctors, superior treatments have been developed resulting in success stories.
First of all let’s figure out what all different types of cancers commonly occur:
1) Lung Cancer
2) Breast Cancer
3) Throat Cancer
4) Stomach Cancer
5) Prostate Cancer
6) Cervical Cancer
7) Skin Cancer
8) Oral Cancer
9) Bone Cancer
10) Esophagus Cancer
11) Colon Cancer
12) Head and Neck Cancer
13) Ovarian Cancer
14) Brain Cancer
All these different cancer types have certain precise symptoms, which help to detect and treat them successfully. Treatment of cancer entirely depends on the stage and size of the tumor, which helps a doctor to design and advance to specific treatments. One might be suggested to undergo a surgery or radiation or a combination of both. What type of treatment given at a particular time depends on patient’s condition too.
Now let’s discuss about few common types of cancer treatments and their preferences:
1. Surgery – Surgery involves taking out a part or whole of the tumor out from the body, it is an early stage treatment to reduce or remove the tumor, combined with different treatments. It is preferred at an early stage of cancer.
2. Radiation - This therapy uses high-energy rays to destroy malignant cancer cells. It would target any cancerous cells left behind by the tumor. It is preferred for – Throat Cancer and Prostate cancer
3. Chemotherapy – Chemo or Chemotherapy is a drug that kills and slows the growth of 1. malignant cells. It not only kills cancer cells throughout
the body, but also enhances the action of radiation. It is preferred for – Breast cancer, Lung cancer, Throat Cancer
4. Immunotherapy – Immunotherapy is also known as biologic therapy, It is used to boost the body's natural defenses to fight the cancer. It uses substances either made by the body or in a laboratory to improve or restore immune system function. It helps in stopping or slowing the growth of cancer cells. It is preferred for almost all types of cancers.
5. Targeted therapy – It includes the usage of drugs and medicine to detect and kill cancer cells without doing any damage to other healthy cells. This is at times the first step to knowing how cancer cells would respond to other treatments. It is preferred for treating Melanoma.
6. Stem Cell Transplant – This type of treatment is done by using bone marrow, peripheral blood, and cord blood transplants to treat cancer. It is preferred for treating Leukemia/Blood cancer.
Out of all these treatments, Immunotherapy in today’s time is an advanced and latest treatment that has resulted in successful reduction for all cancer types and it also complements other treatments.
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