Advances in Cancer Treatment The three major forms of treatment for any cancer are surgery (removing the cancer), radiotherapy (delivering ionising radiation to the tumour), and systemic therapy (administering medicines that act on the tumour). Surgery and radiotherapy have been …
Context: The Director of Tata Memorial Hospital(TMH), India’s largest Cancer treatment centre, expects the incidence of cancer to double, from 13 lakhs to 26 lakhs annually in the next decade. Growth in the number of specialists handling cancer cases cannot …