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natta225 [31]
3 years ago
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Decribe five possible treatments for cancer

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2 answers:
IgorC [24]3 years ago
7 0
<h2><u>Treatments of Cancer</u></h2>

Treatments of cancer include chemotherapy, radiation therapy, hormone therapy, immunotherapy, and surgical treatment

Explanation:

<u>Chemotherapy</u>: Chemical drugs that treat cancer.  

Action: Drugs stops or slows down the rapid growth and shrinks the size of the cancer cells and reduces the pain and symptoms. It is used as adjuvant and neoadjuvant therapy.  

Administration: Through IV, IA, IP lines; oral; and muscular and intrathecal injection.

Radiation therapy: High radiation doses  

Action: Kills and shrinks cancer cells

Administration: external beam, brachytherapy

Hormone therapy: Acts on hormone-controlled cancer cells

Action: Slows and shrinks cancer cells. Eases symptoms

Administration: Oral, injection, surgical

Ìmmunotherapy: Biological therapy that enhances the immune system to act against the cancer cells

Action: Immune checkpoints, T-cell transfer, monoclonal action, immune modulator, cancer vaccines

Administration: IV, oral, intravesical, topical

Surgical treatment: Precision surgery that removes cancer cells, tissues or a part or whole organ depending upon the spread of cancer.

Action: Removes and debulks cancer cells, and eases symptoms

Administration: Surgical cut, cryosurgery, laser surgery, minimally invasive surgery

DanielleElmas [232]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

Chemotherapy, surgery, Radiation therapy, Hormone therapy, immunotherapy.

Explanation:

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