There have been numerous types of treatment since the first documentation of cancer. Surgery, chemo-therapy and radiation therapy are the three best-known today. There are also some exciting developments in genome research that may help us treat these diseases in a more efficient way. The oldest effective treatment known to us is surgery, which Ancient Egyptians used for early tumor removal.
Surgical “treatments” are often the first to be considered because resecting, or cutting out a tumor, removes the offending growth immediately. This is helpful if it is blocking an organ or is causing pain and logically it seems to be a reliable method. Unfortunately, it does not always stop cancer from returning. If the mass of malignant cells
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The three main goals of chemo in cancer are (1) to cure, the disease if possible, (2) to control the spread of the disease or (3) to ease the pain and suffering of a patient with an advanced stage cancer in what is called palliative care. (Cancer.org, 2017) Chemotherapy works by killing any cells in the process of mitosis, which leaves cancer extremely vulnerable due to its rapid division. Unfortunately, chemo affects healthy cells too. The more rapidly dividing cells, like the ones that make up our hair follicles and stomach lining, are severely impacted which is why a lot of patients experience hair loss and nausea. So a big problem with chemotherapy is that many patients will experience nausea, hair loss and other very unpleasant side effects (because of the naturally fast division in parts of the body) and drugs might not work alone. Chemo-therapy is often used in tandem with “radiation”.
Radiation therapy, also known as irradiation or x-ray therapy, uses high-energy particles or waves to destroy cancer cells. Ionizing radiation used in cancer treatment ionizes the atoms, effectively obliterating the cells and DNA so that cells cannot further divide. “Radiation can be given alone or used with other treatments, such as surgery and chemotherapy. In fact, certain drugs are known to be radio-sensitizers. This means
Chemotherapy and radiation are the two most common types of cancer treatments. Chemotherapy is a treatment where cancer patients are given specifically designed drugs that kill cancer cells. Radiation or radiotherapy is a treatment where cancerous tumors are targeted by high-doses of radiation in order to damage the cell’s DNA, causing it to die. While radiation and chemo may be effective on their own, an oncologist may recommend a combination of the two for patients who have an advanced stage cancer. People who have been a patient of cancer, no matter what age, can give the best advice and insight to a topic many know nothing about.
The word cancer comes from the word Karkinos which is greek language. Physician hippocrates used this word to describe carcinoma tumors sometime between the periods 460-379 B.C. Although there were many accounts and evidence of cancer before, which were found in mummies in ancient Egypt during the period 1600 B.C. The oldest evidence of cancer was found in 1500 B.C in a tomb in egypt. Cancer treatment were non existence during those days. There were small palliative treatments which relieved pain and suffering temporarily. However we still use similar surgical treatment for surfaced tumors today that was used during that period. Early hippocrates also discovered that cancer returned after surgery. Cancer treatments has evolved tremendously
Chemotherapy is used to describe cancer-killing drug and can be used to cure, shrink, prevent cancer from spreading, and relieve cancer symptoms. Chemotherapy can be given by injection into muscle or skin, into artery, IV into veins, pills taken by mouth, shots into fluids around the spinal cord or brain. Radiation therapy is the use of high energy X-rays or other particles can be used to destroy cancer cells. These medicines travel through blood to the entire body and can damage and kill some normal cells such as those found in bone marrow, hair and the lining of the digestive tract. Bone marrow contains cells that produce white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets. Damage to bone marrow negatively affects the hematological values which can lead to cancer. When this damage occurs, there can be side effects like infections, fatigue, loss of weight, loss of appetite, pain, mouth sores, dry mouth, hair loss. These side effects are similar to symptoms of
From surgery to radium exposure to such extremes as radiation therapy, as doctors’ knowledge of the varying types of cancer, and the expansion of medical research regarding cancer has changed, so has the preferred method of treatment. Doctors and researchers dedicated to studying cancer have led to a greater understanding of cancer development; consequently the development of treatments and cures that are more effective, less harmful, have fewer side effects, and in some cases serve to prevent the spread of cancer.
Radiation therapy is the ionization of atoms in tissues resulting in formation of highly reactive radicals in a well-defined, restricted volume (1). In other words, ionizing radiations are used to eradicate tumors and at the same time preserve structure and function of normal tissue. A limitation is prevented from being a problem. If bone marrow or neuronal cells are destroyed or injured, they do not regenerate. However, with radiation therapy, these cells are often saved from injury or destruction, unless the tumor is infecting bone marrow or neuronal cells. Today, radiation therapy is the most popular type of cancer therapy in use. It is used to treat one-half to two-thirds of all cancers, which translates to more than ten percent of the population
Foster child, Annalisa Carrion, was replaced from the non-kinship therapeutic foster home of Carmen Arvelo and Miguel Quiles (Ms. Arvelo’s husband) on June 22nd, 2015. A report was received on June 26th, 2015 with the allegation of laceration, bruises, welts, and inadequate guardianship regarding Annalisa Carrion against Miguel Quiles.
When first considering cancer treatment plans, it helps to understand your general options. Types of cancer treatment can be categorized into four modalities: Medical, surgical, radiation, and chemotherapy. Examples of medical options include chemical medicines, immunotherapy, and biological/endocrine therapy. Many surgical options can be minimally invasive and utilize modern technologies to better suit the patient's personalized treatment plan. While you may have heard of radiation and chemotherapy, you may not realize the recent advancements that improve these therapies, creating healthy, successful outcomes every day.
Surgery can be used in many ways to treat cancer. Biopsies are one example of a surgical procedure that is used commonly to
Chemotherapy uses drugs that are designed to slow or stop the division of cancer cells. It targets cells that are in the process of dividing into two new cells and kills them, some drugs destroy the cell's control center and kills the cell, and some disrupts the chemical processes in cell division. Side effects of chemotherapy include nausea, vomiting, hair loss, and low red blood cell numbers. Because chemotherapy kills rapidly dividing cells like cancer, other normal cells that divide rapidly are also killed. Hair, bone marrow, and skin cells are constantly dividing to grow more hair, produce red blood cells, and replace dead skin cells. Radiation therapy uses targeted energy like x rays or radioactive substances to kill or shrink tumors. There are three types of radiation therapy delivery methods. External beam radiation therapy uses an external machine that directs radiation onto cancer cells. Internal radiation therapy uses radioactive material that is placed directly or near a tumor with a catheter. Systemic radiation therapy uses a radioactive substance that is swallowed or injected and travels through the bloodstream and locates and kills cancer cells. Side effects of radiation therapy depend on which part of the body the treatment is applied, some common general side effects are fatigue, and itching, blistering, or peeling of the skin. In the head and neck it can cause tooth decay, and mouth and gum sores, in the chest it can cause radiation pneumonitis, which causes a cough and fever, and radiation fibrosis, which is scarring of the lungs caused by untreated radiation pneumonitis. Radiation therapy causes side effects because high doses of radiation is applied to areas of the body which kill cancer cells, but also damages healthy cells near the treatment
This treatment may be very aggressive but, when it comes to cancer, being thorough is of utmost importance.
Radiation therapy is the use special machines to convey high-energy rays that damage cancer cells and stop them from growing. The radiation can be directed to a specific area of the body or the whole body. Some side effects that come from the therapy are fatigue, hair loss, nausea, or red, dry, itchy skin.
Several methods such as surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy have been used to treat cancers. The cancer patients who are not helped
The topic of the Roman Empire has been visited and revisited many times since its rise and fall over a thousand –year time period. While it was not the first or the longest-running empire to fade into history, people have been fascinated by its story for centuries. There have been movies made, such as “Pompeii” in 2014 (Kenny), and “Cleopatra” in 1963 (Rice), a play,”Julius Caesar” performed in 1600 and written by William Shakespeare (Alchin), and many more. In James W. Ermatinger’s book, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, he described the last 250 years of the Empire, in which he provided historical insight, possible reasons for the demise, and lessons to be learned for the future (Ermatinger).
There is several different method of treatment for cancer. The Method that a patient would receive is based on the form of cancer and the patient. The main fact taken into consideration when determining the best treat is the severity of the cancer. What stage and the type of cancer are also considered when researching the best method of treatment. A patient’s age is also a big factor in what method a patient is considered for.
Similarly, when I am able to co-facilitate the Doctoral Consortium at the Organizational Teaching Society Conference I often get feedback such as the following quote related to my workshop presentation: