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Know Your Options
The type of treatment you need will depend on the type of cancer you have, its location, its growth and the stage of development it’s reached. Some patients will only have one treatment, but most have a combination, such as surgery with radiation therapy.
Cancer treatments and your body’s reactions to them will vary, so your healthcare team will discuss your best options for care and will explain the process step by step. Be sure to talk to your patient navigator at any point about questions or concerns.
Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy or “chemo” is the use of any medicine to treat any disease and can work throughout the whole body. Your healthcare team may use chemotherapy alone or with other therapies as part of your treatment to attack cancerous cells.
Learn MoreRadiation
Radiation therapy uses high doses of radiation to shrink tumors and kill cancer cells. There are two main types of radiation therapy, external beam and internal.
Learn MoreImmunotherapy
Immunotherapy (or biological therapy) includes treatments that use natural or manmade substances to boost the body's natural mechanisms to fight cancer and to improve the immune system’s ability to fight cancer cells.
Learn MoreSurgery
Surgery is the oldest type of cancer therapy and still an effective treatment for many types of cancer.
Your treatment plan may include a combination of two or three of these treatments, and each method requires a specialist in that technique. For instance, if your treatment required surgery, your cancer care team would consult a surgical oncologist, and if you need chemotherapy, a medical oncologist would be added to your treatment team to oversee your chemo and manage your care.
These specialists work collaboratively as a team to ensure each patient gets the treatments needed for their individual case. At Baton Rouge General Cancer Center, our physicians specialize in each of the different types of cancer, as well as different types of treatment.
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