Current Modalities in Treatment of Cancer

Abstract

Cancer is a complex disease emerging from uncontrolled cell proliferation and division due to various genetic and environmental factors. Even though standard procedures are applied to specific types of cancers, it is also a personal disease with more than 100 types. It is not surprising why every human being responses same to treatments as human DNA is unique. As technology progresses, new therapies including but not limited to biological, hormonal, targeted and gene therapies are developed besides current approaches such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery. One can easily get lost in a huge ocean of knowledge when he wants to learn about cancer as different types of treatments, approaches, scintific papers and superstitions are widely accesible through internet and it may take a while for the average person to reach the desired information. The aim of this review is to bridge over very simple or very complex information, compare the methods and inform the reader about modalities in cancer. Keywords: Cancer treatment, gene therapy, radiotherapy, chemotherapy