Cancer

Paper Summary:

This paper explains that, while cancer was once a very mysterious occurrence, today there is a deep scientific understanding of the functionality of cancer cells and growth. The author points out that specialized scientific procedures and medications relate specifically to the type of cancer cells by attacking their ability to reproduce, returning them to a normal state or even combating them with cell transplants. The paper describes some of the main treatments and their side-effects: Surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, hormone therapy, gene therapy and a variety of alternative treatments.

From the Paper:

"Chemotherapy is a systemic treatment, however not all types of cancer respond to this treatment. Testicular cancer and Hodgkin's lymphoma are types of cancer that are particularly treatable with chemotherapy. Chemotherapy is not an appropriate treatment for everyone, and each individual chemotherapy drug has a different set of situations in which it will be considered the most effective and appropriate. Some of the factors which must be considered when considering chemotherapy, and deciding on a specific drug to use, include the type of cancer, where in the body the cancer originated, the "grade" or appearance of the cancerous cells, whether the cancer has spread, and what other treatments have been attempted or are in current use."

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