Treatment Types
The treatment plan depends mainly on the type of cancer and the stage of the disease. Doctors also consider the patient’s age and general health. Often, the goal of treatment is to cure the cancer. In other cases, the goal is to control the disease or to reduce symptoms for as long as possible. The treatment plan may change over time.
Your doctor can describe your treatment choices and the expected results. You and your doctor can work together to decide on a treatment plan that is best for you.
- Biologic Therapy
- Chemotherapy
- Clinical Trials
- Cryotherapy
- Drug Therapy
- Laser Treatment
- Radiation Therapy
- Stem Cell Transplant
- Supportive Care
- Surgery
- Targeted Therapy
- Watchful Waiting
Biologic Therapy
Biologic therapy is a treatment that uses the patient’s immune system to fight cancer. Substances made by the body or made in a laboratory are used to boost, direct, or restore the body’s natural defenses against cancer. This type of cancer treatment is also called biotherapy or immunotherapy.
Treatment to boost or restore the ability of the immune system to fight cancer, infections, and other diseases. Also used to lessen certain side effects that may be caused by some cancer treatments. Agents used in biological therapy include monoclonal antibodies, growth factors, and vaccines. These agents may also have a direct antitumor effect. Also called biological response modifier therapy, biotherapy, BRM therapy, and immunotherapy.
Recommended Reading
References:
National Institute of Health. Cancer Topics 2011. Retrieved September 13, 2011 from http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/neuroblastoma/Patient/page4
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Today, up to 75% of the children with cancer can be cured, yet, some forms of childhood cancers have proven so resistant to treatment that, in spite of research, a cure is illusive.
