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An Extensive Range of Cancer Treatment Options
The three main types of treatment offered at the Enoch Callaway Cancer Clinic are surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. These may be prescribed alone or in some combination.
Surgery
Most cancer patients will receive some type of surgery. A biopsy may be used to determine whether or not a lump or mass is cancerous. During a biopsy, some or all of the tumor may be removed and sent to a pathologist for diagnosis. If surgery is recommended as a treatment option, a surgeon may remove all of the tumor and surrounding tissue. Meet our surgeons: William Ayers, Jr., M.D., Grant Major, M.D., C. Paul Major, Jr., M.D., Madhav V. Naik, M.D., Wes Turton, M.D.
Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy consists of medication administered orally or Intravenously (through the blood). Known as a systemic therapy because the cancer-killing drug circulates through the body, chemotherapy may utilize a single drug or a combination of drugs.
Radiation Therapy
Radiation therapy is the use of focused, high-energy radiation beams used to kill cancer cells. Radiation destroys the DNA in cancer cells and prevents the cancer from growing. As the cancer cells die, the tumor shrinks. Some normal tissue will also be damaged, but will eventually regenerate. Since radiation therapy is a localized treatment, it destroys only the cancer in the treatment area. Get more detailed information about the different types of radiation therapy and other services offered through the Enoch Callaway Cancer Clinic.
In the early stages of cancer, more aggressive treatment, including any combination of the three treatment options may be used. For patients with advanced stages of cancer, palliative treatment may be prescribed to relieve symptoms such as pain, bleeding and shortness of breath.