UPC: 9781683927549 | Mymodernhealth FAQs: Treating Cancer with Immunotherapy and Targeted Therapy (Paperback)

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Treating cancer has always been a major challenge. Although great strides in treatment have taken place in recent years all too often current treatments are less than effective or patients relapse. Newer methods of cancer treatment namely targeted therapy and immunotherapy have generated great excitement in the scientific community. These newer methods of cancer treatment hold promise for patients who otherwise may have few options. Using the principles of health literacy this updated edition includes many new therapies and describes the essential features of cancer treatments available to the general public in an engaging and stimulating manner. A simple question/answer format and the use of illustrations tables charts and boxes that highlight definitions facts and website links provide more detailed information. Features Provides questions and answers about the characteristics of cancer diagnosis classifications surgery chemotherapy radiation therapy targeted therapy adoptive cell therapy new developments and more Cites many new therapies and includes numerous in-text Web links to information at the National Institutesof Health the National Cancer Institute journals and other online sources Uses animations practical tips charts and tables figures and photos to explain topics under discussion.