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Types of Treatment
What treatment is best for you? Which methods have proven to be most effective? Here you can find answers to your questions, plus learn about what to ask your physician, what's new in research, and what you can expect after treatment is over.
Surgery
Find out when surgery is necessary and what techniques are used.
Radiation Therapy Principles
In-depth guide to see how radiation therapy works and what you can expect before, during, and after treatment.
Understanding Radiation Therapy: A Guide for Patients and Families
Answers to your questions about radiation therapy and managing side effects.
Chemotherapy: What It Is, How It Helps
Basics of how chemotherapy works to treat cancer.
Chemotherapy Principles
In-depth guide to see how chemotherapy works and what you can expect before, during, and after treatment.
Understanding Chemotherapy: A Guide for Patients and Families
Answers to your questions about chemotherapy and managing side effects.
Oral Chemotherapy: What You Need to Know
General information on taking chemotherapy as a liquid, tablet, or capsule.
Immunotherapy
Find out how this treatment uses your body's own defense system to fight cancer.
Off-Label Drug Use
Explains under what circumstances a patient might receive an investigational new drug outside a clinical trial.
Compassionate Drug Use
The term “compassionate use” refers to the treatment of a seriously ill patient using a new, unapproved drug when no other treatments are available. This document explores the topic.
More Resources
Find more information on these treatment topics.
Antiangiogenesis Therapy
Blood Product Donation and Transfusion
Bone Marrow and Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
Gene Therapy: Questions & Answers
Photodynamic Therapy
Infections in People with Cancer
Informed Consent
Hyperthermia
Lasers In Cancer Treatment
Staging
Smallpox Vaccine
Getting Specific
  Choose from the list below to get information and resources for a specific cancer topic whenever you see this heading.  
 

 Treatment Worksheets
It's important to talk openly with your doctor about your cancer treatment. But where do you begin? What should you ask? Use our detailed worksheets to understand your specific cancer, your treatment options, and what questions you should raise during your next visit.
 
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