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Principles of Cancer Therapy
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Principles of Cancer Therapy
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Overview of Cancer Therapy
Response to cancer treatment
Surgery for Cancer
Primary Tumor Resection
Resection of Metastases
Tumor Debulking (Cytoreduction)
Palliative Surgery
Reconstructive Surgery
Radiation Therapy for Cancer
Types of Radiation Therapy
External beam radiation
Stereotactic radiation therapy
Conformal radiation therapy
Brachytherapy
Systemic radionuclides
Adverse Effects of Radiation Therapy
Late complications
Systemic Cancer Therapy
Chemotherapy
Endocrine Therapy
Immune Therapy
Vaccines
Modified T cells
Monoclonal antibodies
Differentiating Drugs
Anti-Angiogenesis Drugs
Targeted Therapies
Gene Therapy
Gene editing
Targeted gene therapy
Oncolytic Viruses
Adjuvant and Neo-adjuvant Therapies
More Information
Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
General reference
Management of Adverse Effects of Cancer Therapy
Cytopenias
Anemia
Thrombocytopenia
Neutropenia
Cytopenia references
Gastrointestinal Effects
Anorexia
Constipation
Diarrhea
Mouth lesions
Nausea and vomiting
Pain
Depression
Tumor Lysis and Cytokine Release Syndromes
Tumor lysis syndrome
Cytokine release syndrome
Tumor lysis syndrome and cytokine release syndrome references
Cachexia in Cancer
Treatment
Incurable Cancer