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2. Cancer treatment - Wikipedia

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   Cancer treatments are a wide range of treatments available for the many different types of cancer, with each cancer type needing its own specific treatment. [1] Treatments can include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, hormonal therapy, targeted therapy including small-molecule drugs or monoclonal antibodies, [2] and PARP inhibitors such as olaparib. [3]

3. Oral cancer - Wikipedia

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   Oral cancer can be prevented by avoiding tobacco products, limiting alcohol use, sun protection on the lip, HPV vaccination, and avoidance of betel nut chewing. Treatments used for oral cancer can include a combination of surgery (to remove the tumor and regional lymph nodes), radiation therapy, chemotherapy, or targeted therapy. The types of ...

4. Timeline of cancer treatment development - Wikipedia

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   1900 – Swedish Dr. Stenbeck cures a skin cancer with small doses of radiation [4]; 1920s – Dr. William B. Coley's immunotherapy treatment, regressed tumors in hundreds of cases, the success of Coley's Toxins attracted heavy resistance from his rival and supervisor, Dr. James Ewing, who was an ardent supporter of radiation therapy for cancer.

5. List of antineoplastic agents - Wikipedia

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   Non-small cell lung cancer, oesophageal cancer, uterine cervical cancer, head and neck cancer and urothelial cancer: Nephrotoxicity, myelosuppression and nausea and vomiting (30-90%). Oxaliplatin: IV: Reacts with DNA, inducing apoptosis, non-cell cycle specific. Colorectal cancer, oesophageal cancer and gastric cancer

6. Oral Cancer Foundation - Wikipedia

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   The Oral Cancer Foundation is frequently used as a trusted source for figures and stats relating to oral cancer. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] In 2008, the foundation assisted with the funding of a peer-reviewed study into salivary biomarkers for oral cancer, focusing on oral squamous cell carcinoma .

7. Specialty drugs in the United States - Wikipedia

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   By 2011 the oral medications for cancer patients represented approximately 35% of cancer medications. Prior to the increase in cancer oral drugs community cancer centers were used to managing office-administered chemotherapy treatments. At that time "the majority of community oncology practices were unfamiliar with the process of prescribing ...

8. New oral rinse could help detect gastric cancer in early stages

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   When the cancer metastasizes to distant areas of the body, the five-year survival rate plummets to 7%. Stomach cancer treatment includes: Chemotherapy. Radiation. Immunotherapy. Targeted drug ...

9. Cancer research - Wikipedia

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   Cancer research is research into cancer to identify causes and develop strategies for prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and cure. Cancer research ranges from epidemiology, molecular bioscience to the performance of clinical trials to evaluate and compare applications of the various cancer treatments.