Types of Treatment

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.