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Adjuvant therapy is given to a cancer patient when they have had surgery, but, because of the risk of re-occurrence in that area, they are given this additional therapy as a precaution. A patient may get radiation as an adjuvant therapy.
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What stage of cancer would radium therapy be given for?
Radiation therapy may be given during any stage of cancer. Most of the more aggressive cancers require radiation therapy to help get rid of the cancer.
The use of drugs to kill cancer is called?
I'm pretty sure it's called kimo as in kimo therapy. It's the drug that would cause a cancer patient to lose their hair.
Is bottle caps for cancer therapy a hoax?
I would say so. How would a bottle cam cause cancer? Or stop cancer for that matter?
Why would you have radium therapy?
To help combat/control a cancer.
Is radiation therapy used other than to treat cancer patients?
"No, radiation therapy is only used to treat people who have cancer. The radiation part of this kind of therapy is there to destroy off cancer cells. If someone used radiation therapy or anything else it would make them very ill, and more than likely be fatal to them since they would not have cancer, the radiation would get rid of their good healthy cells."
What are the typical treatments for cancer?
The typical treatments for cancer would b chemotherapy, radiotherapy, hormone therapy, biological therapy and cancer drugs. There are always new treatments being developed everyday.
What are the treatments for tyroid cancer?
Thyroid treatment would depend on the stage of the cancer. Options include, surgery, radiactive iodine, chemotherapy, hormone therapy and radiation therapy.
What kind of doctor would diagnose the symptoms of ovarian cancer in a patient?
As with all other forms of cancer, an oncologist would be the doctor or specialist that would diagnose the symptoms of ovarian cancer in a female patient. Warning signs might be found from a gynecologist during a pap smear, but an oncologist would verify the findings for cancer.
Can lung cancer patients travel by airplane?
If they can i would think it would hurt the patient.
Why would a hospital call in hospice if the patient does not have cancer?
Because the patient probably has less than 6 months to live, with the condition the patient has.
Why would one need a proton therapy?
Proton therapy is generally used as a radiation treatment for cancer patients. This differs from traditional radiation therapy in that the ray of the protons can be directed more easily and causes less damage to surrounding tissues.
Can a cancer patient be massaged?
They should ask their doctor, because it depends on so many factors that they are the one who should decide when massage would be appropriate and supportive in relation to the specific treatment plan for their patient.
