Cancer medical treatment can divide into many parts but it has some side effect also, having so many treatments according to there type with treatment tips and therapies are discussed in this article.
Some medical treatment types are as follows:
Operation – In case of having cancer in the form of tumor, it can only be removed by surgery. Tumor is nothing but disease affected part. Surgery is done if the cancer is only in one part of the body and has not spread across. It may be used to remove lymph nodes if these are also affected by the cancer. The type of operation will depend on the area of body, which is affected by the cancer and also on the size, and the position of the tumor.
Drugs or Chemotherapy – Anti-cancer drugs are used to destroy cancer cells. There are so many different Chemotherapy drugs. Some are given as tablets or capsules but mostly given by drip into a vein. It can cause side effects, again depends upon the combination of drugs used.
Use of X-RAYS In Radiotherapy – Radiotherapy uses very high range energy x-rays to destroy the cancer cells and causes a very little harm to normal cells. The radiotherapy is intended at the affected part of the body and is very carefully planned. This therapy causes side effects and most common one involved is tiredness.
Hormonal therapy – This treatment works by altering the levels of particular hormones in the body. By altering means the level of hormones in the body, or blocking the hormones from attaching to the cancer cells, it can be controlled and cured.
While treating cancer from these medical treatment options nutrition plays a great role in order to vanish the side effects of cancer shortly after the treatment being done.
Some types of cancer that grows very slowly and may cause no problems for many years. In this you may not need to have any treatment for sometime, but your doctor will monitor it closely so that if the cancer starts to grow you can be treated at that very time
