Cancer Treatment

Cancer treatments involve three primary modalities:

1. Surgery: Physically removing tumors and surrounding tissue.
   
   
2. Radiation Therapy: Using high-energy radiation to target and destroy cancer cells, often after surgery.
   
   
3. Systemic Therapy: Administered throughout the body and includes:
   
   • Chemotherapy: Using drugs to kill or slow cancer cell growth.
   • Targeted Therapy: Focusing on specific genes or proteins that drive cancer.
     
     

Additional approaches include immunotherapy, hormone therapy, and palliative care. Advances in research continually expand treatment options.