Cancer Treatment: Methods and Trends
                     CANCER 
TREATMENT: 
METHODS AND 
TRENDS
Introduction
Cancer treatment is improving, saving lives and extending 
survival for many people. Depending on various factors, 
treatment options may include surgery, radiation, 
immunotherapy, chemotherapy, hormone therapy, 
targeted therapy, or local therapy, among others. These 
treatments might be used alone or in combination.
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New approaches
New approaches to take the immune system in the fight 
against cancer are getting us closer to a future where 
cancer becomes a curable disease. Personalized vaccines, 
cell therapy, gene editing and microbiome treatments are 
four technologies that will change the way cancer is 
treated.
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Immunotherapy
One thing that makes cancer tough to fight is that its cells 
can dodge your immune system. Your body either doesn’t 
see them as threats, or it simply can’t work hard enough to 
fight them.
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Source: progressreport.cancer.gov
Personalized Medicine
It used to be that most people with a certain type and 
stage of cancer got the same treatment. Now, doctors 
know that a solution that helps one person may not work 
well for someone else.
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Source: progressreport.cancer.gov
Personalizing cancer 
vaccines
Cancer is caused by genetic mutations that transform 
healthy cells into tumor cells. These mutations are often at 
the center of new therapies for cancer; however, they can 
be very different in each individual tumor.
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High-Tech Breakthroughs
Advances in imaging may make it easier for doctors to 
learn about the cancer they’re up against. Studies are 
ongoing to learn more about these imaging techniques and 
to learn about the cancer they’re up against.
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Source: progressreport.cancer.gov
Drug-Free Treatments
Drug-free therapies like yoga, massage, meditation, and 
hypnosis can help you live better during your cancer 
treatment. Some relieve stress and help your mood. Others 
may make the side effects caused by chemotherapy or 
radiation a bit easier to take.
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Source: progressreport.cancer.gov
Lifestyle Changes
Working out can drop your risk of 13 different cancers. You 
don’t need to run marathons to reap the benefits, either. 
Walking just 30 minutes each day during your lunch break 
will help.
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Making cancer technology 
more precise
CRISPR/Cas9 has changed the field of gene editing by 
making it much simpler and faster to modify DNA 
sequences with high precision. One of the first medical 
applications of this technology could be in cancer. 
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