Cancer Therapies Flashcards

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Neoadjuvant therapy

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a cancer treatment that precedes other treatment, such as administering chemotherary or radiation therapy to a patient before surgery

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Adjuvant chemotherary

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the use of chemotherapy after or in combination with another form of cancer treatment

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Brachytherapy

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the use of radiotherapy, where the source of radiation is placed within or close to the area being treated, such as implantation of radiation sources

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Biological therapy

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the treatment of cancer with the use of man-made biological response modifiers that occur naturally in the body. They alter the immune system’s interaction with cancer cells to restore, direct, or boost the body’s ability to fight disease

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