Targeted therapies work by influencing the processes that control growth, division, and spread of cancer cells, as well as the signals that cause cancer cells to die naturally (the way normal cells do when they are damaged or old). Targeted therapies work in several ways.
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Specialized Cancer Therapies
Ranging from targeted therapy, cancer immunotherapy, hormonal therapy
and chemotherapy to begin the battle against cancer.
Specialized Cancer Therapies
Ranging from targeted therapy, cancer immunotherapy, hormonal therapy
and chemotherapy to begin the battle against cancer.
Cancer immunotherapy is the use of the immune system to reject cancer. The main premise is stimulating the patient’s immune system to attack the cancer cells .This can be either through immunization of the patient (e.g., by administering a cancer vaccine).
Hormones are chemical messengers that regulate specific body functions. They are produced by various glands in the body and enter the bloodstream, where they travel to other tissues and exert their influence.
Chemotherapy plays an important role to treat most cancer diseases, and is the therapy of Cancer that uses medications to kill cancer cells in the body. It can also be used to eliminate and cure cancer or control the degree of progression.
A Mandarin video explanation by Dr. Lim on Chemotherapy :