Photodynamic Therapy
01/01/2020
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a treatment that uses special drugs, sometimes called photosensitizing agents, along with light to kill cancer cells. The drugs only work
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Proton Therapy
01/01/2020
Proton therapy is a type of radiation therapy — a treatment that uses high-powered energy to treat cancer and some noncancerous tumors. Radiation therapy using
Immunotherapy
01/01/2020
Immunotherapy is a type of cancer treatment that helps your immune system fight cancer. The immune system helps your body fight infections and other diseases.
Radiofrequency Ablation
01/01/2020
Radiofrequency ablation for cancer is a minimally invasive procedure that uses electrical energy and heat to destroy cancer cells. The radiologist uses imaging tests to
Cryoablation
01/01/2020
Cryoablation is a procedure that uses cold to treat cancer. During cryoablation, a thin, wandlike needle called a cryoprobe is inserted through the skin. The
Targeted Therapy
01/01/2020
Targeted therapy is a type of cancer treatment that targets proteins that control how cancer cells grow, divide, and spread. It is the foundation of
Hormone Therapy
01/01/2020
Hormone therapy is also known as hormonal therapy or endocrine therapy, it aims to slow or stop the growth of cancer that uses hormones to
Radiation Therapy
01/01/2020
Radiation therapy is one of the most common treatments for cancer. Radiation may be used alone or with other treatments, such as surgery, chemotherapy, hormones,
Chemotherapy
01/01/2020
Chemotherapy is a drug treatment that uses powerful chemicals to kill fast-growing cells in your body. Chemotherapy is most often used to treat cancer, since
Cancer Surgery
01/01/2020
Cancer surgery is a medical procedure to remove a tumor and possibly some tissue nearby. It is one of the conventional cancer treatments that still