Cancer
- Treatment is tumor-, stage- + biomarker-specific
- Local therapy: surgery and/or radiation
- Systemic therapy may be cytotoxic, hormonal, targeted or immune
- Curative vs palliative intent changes risk tolerance
- Molecular testing increasingly directs therapy
- Supportive/palliative care should begin alongside cancer treatment
Use at a glance
- Treatment is tumor-, stage- + biomarker-specific
Treatment options
- Local therapy: surgery and/or radiation
Other treatment options
- Molecular testing increasingly directs therapy
Treatment sequence
- Systemic therapy may be cytotoxic, hormonal, targeted or immune
- Curative vs palliative intent changes risk tolerance
- Supportive/palliative care should begin alongside cancer treatment
Self-check
- What determines cancer treatment?
Tumor type, stage + biomarkers. - When should supportive/palliative care begin in cancer?
Alongside cancer treatment.
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