Shortened Cancer Treatments

If the colon cannot be surgery put back together, the doctor makes an opening outside the body so waste can go into

RTC are a type of clinical trial where researchers try to evaluate whether new treatments are safe and effective.

List one short term benefit associated with minimally invasive surgery.

What is the cost of surgery?

Chemotherapy targets cells that are copying and preparing to divide

Chemotherapy drugs can be given by an IV, pills, or both

Typically chemotherapy is used with surgery

The cost of chemotherapy depends on the types of drugs used and how advanced the cancer is

Chemotherapy attacks cells that divide quickly and often. Click on the TWO types of non-cancerous cells that are destroyed by chemotherapy.