Chemotherapy: Improving Treatment Techniques

Being diagnosed with cancer is a very serious issue. Over 1.3 million people are going to be diagnosed with cancer this year alone. About 563,700 people will die this year from cancer-related illnesses. Technically the figures are declining but there are still treatments which need improvement and more studies conducted showing their progression. Cancer is characterized by uncontrolled and abnormal cell growth. Surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy, which use anti-cancer drugs, are generally included in cancer therapy. …

…dynamic nature. To overcome the limitations of present chemotherapy, more research must be performed using various targets and methodology. By using these new technologies of cancer treatment, it would in turn save many lives and set a course guideline for future studies and treatments of cancer. According to the American Cancer Society, "The decline in deaths is due to new treatments and wider use of tools for finding cancer early, when it is most treatable."