Common Treatment of Cancer in 2018 Surgery This is the oldest known treatment for cancer, and it is still very much in use today. Especially If cancer has not metastasized (spread in the patient’s body, it is very possible to completely cure a patient by removing cancer from the body surgically. Radiotherapy This treatment is also called radiation treatment, Radiotherapy destroys cancer by focusing highenergy rays on the cancerous cells in the body. This damages the molecules that make up the cancer cells and leads them to wither away. Radiotherapy works on high-energy gamma-rays or x-rays. Chemotherapy Chemotherapy is another common type of treatment, that uses chemicals that interfere with the process of cell division, damaging the cell’s DNA. Chemotherapy is usually targeted at any rapidly dividing cells, not necessarily just cancer cells. Immunotherapy Immunotherapy works by strengthening the immune system of the body. It gets the body's immune system to fight the cancer cells. Local immunotherapy works by injecting a treatment into affected areas of the body, causing inflammation that makes a tumor to shrink. Hormone Therapy Hormone therapy works by stimulating the hormonal system of the body. It alters the production of hormone in the body to completely kill cancer cells or alter their growth. Ask Apollo gives you access to the best oncologists in Mumbai who are versatile and are competent enough to decide to carry out any of this treatment should it be the most effective for you after proper diagnosis.
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