Cancer Treatment

Cancer Treatment

Cancer treatment depends on the type or types of cancer, where the origin of the cancer or its spread pattern. Age, general health condition of the patient and the treatment system also affects the process of cancer treatment.

Treatment is generally given by

Surgery or surgery

Chemotherapy (with drugs - drugs) or

Radiotherapy (using radiation beam).

hormonal therapy

biological therapy

Immunotherapy (immune enhancement)

In general, typically use more than one kind of treatment on the way, such as surgery followed by chemotherapy or radiotherapy, often used in combination treatment (surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy). After that, sometimes - sometimes given hormonal therapy and biologic many as needed.

The main purpose of surgery is to remove the cancer as a whole, because it can only be cured if the cancer has not spread to other places. Chemotherapy and radiation Sedangkn aims to kill cancer cells or stop the growth of cancer cells that are still left behind, or at least memperlambt development of new cancer cells.

Thus the cancer can be cured through chemotherapy and radiation treatment or when the cancer was so advanced, at least such treatment can serve to reduce the symptoms.