Medical Management Of Cancers

The goal of cancer management is not only post cancer treatment but it is a complete process and management right from the detection of cancer to the cure of cancer.

Cancer is a chronic disease and like any other chronic medical conditions, patients suffering from cancer have families, work and other commitments. Increasingly cancer is managed in a multidisciplinary team, different treatment options.

Depending on your particular situation, you may receive one treatment or you may receive a combination of treatments.

Treatment & Cancer Management

The goal of cancer management is not only post cancer treatment but it is a complete process and management right from the detection of cancer to the cure of cancer. If a cure isn’t possible, your treatments may be used to shrink your cancer or slow the growth of your cancer to allow you to live symptom free for as long as possible

Different Types of Cancer Management Treatment Approaches:

• Primary Treatment: The goal of primary treatment is to completely remove the cancer from your body or kill all the cancer cells. The treatment depends on your cancer type. The most common primary cancer treatment for most cancer types is surgery. If you cancer is particularly sensitive to chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy or radiation therapy, you may receive one of those therapies as your primary cancer treatment.
• Adjuvant Treatment: The goal of adjuvant cancer treatment is to kill the cancer cells that may remain after the primary treatment. This is done to reduce the chance of reoccurrence of cancer.
  Common adjuvant therapies include chemotherapy, radiation therapy and hormone therapy. Neoadjuvant therapy is similar, but treatments are used before the primary treatment in order to make the primary treatment easier or more effective.
• Palliative treatment: Palliative treatment helps to relieve side effects of cancer and the ongoing treatments. Surgery, radiation, chemotherapy and hormone therapy can all be used to relieve symptoms. Palliative treatment can be used at the same time as other treatments to cure your cancer.

Nutrition Care During Cancer Treatment

It is very important to maintain proper nutrition before, during, and after cancer treatment. Making healthy food choices can help you feel better and speed your recovery.

Your food choices when you have cancer and are undergoing treatment may be very different from what you are used to eating. The main goal is to try to keep your weight constant. So you should try to eat a wide variety of high-calorie and high-protein foods.