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local therapy

– treatment of cancer at its site, so that the rest of the body is not affected. Surgery and radiation are examples of local therapy. Compare to systemic therapy.

Radiation Therapy

... Radiation Therapy. Radiation ... Learn more about radiation therapy in this
section. Radiation Therapy: What It Is, How It Helps. This ...

http://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatmentsandsideeffects/treatmenttypes/radiation/index

Other forms of local therapy for basal and squamous cell skin ...

... Next Topic. Radiation therapy for basal and squamous cell skin cancers. Other
forms of local therapy for basal and squamous cell skin cancers. ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/skincancer-basalandsquamouscell/detailedguide/skin-cancer-basal-and-squamous-cell-treating-other-local-therapies

Local therapy for Kaposi sarcoma

... Learn About Cancer » Kaposi Sarcoma » Detailed Guide » Local therapy for
Kaposi sarcoma. Share this Page. ... Local therapy for Kaposi sarcoma. ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/kaposisarcoma/detailedguide/kaposi-sarcoma-treating-local-therapy

Ablation and other local therapy for kidney cancer

... Previous Topic. Surgery for kidney cancer. Next Topic. Active surveillance
for kidney cancer. Ablation and other local therapy for kidney cancer. ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/kidneycancer/detailedguide/kidney-cancer-adult-treating-ablation

Radiation therapy for Kaposi sarcoma

... Previous Topic. Local therapy for Kaposi sarcoma. Next Topic. Chemotherapy
for Kaposi sarcoma. Radiation therapy for Kaposi sarcoma. ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/kaposisarcoma/detailedguide/kaposi-sarcoma-treating-radiation-therapy

Complementary and alternative therapies for kidney cancer

... Complementary and alternative therapies for kidney cancer. ... What exactly
are complementary and alternative therapies? ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/kidneycancer/detailedguide/kidney-cancer-adult-treating-cam

Complementary and alternative therapies for Kaposi sarcoma

... Complementary and alternative therapies for Kaposi sarcoma. ... What
exactly are complementary and alternative therapies? ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/kaposisarcoma/detailedguide/kaposi-sarcoma-treating-c-a-m

How is breast cancer treated?

... a tumor at the site without affecting the rest of the body. Surgery and
radiation therapy are examples of local therapies. ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/breastcancer/detailedguide/breast-cancer-treating-general-info

Other local treatments for non-small cell lung cancer

... numbing medicine (local anesthesia) where the probe is put in. You may also
be given medicine to help you relax. Photodynamic therapy (PDT). ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/lungcancer-non-smallcell/overviewguide/lung-cancer-non-small-cell-overview-treating-other-types

Treating squamous cell carcinoma of the skin

... when they can be removed or destroyed with local treatment methods. ... If this
happens, further treatment with radiation therapy and/or chemotherapy ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/skincancer-basalandsquamouscell/detailedguide/skin-cancer-basal-and-squamous-cell-treating-squamousl-cell-carcinoma