Are cancer treatments and detection advancing?

It depends upon your perspective. If one considers the earlier detection of cancerous outgrowths, then yes. Cancer detection technology has advanced. But if one considers patient health then the high doses of radioactive compounds and ionising radiation which can cause several ill effects. read more

There are many types of cancer treatment. The types of treatment that you receive will depend on the type of cancer you have and how advanced it is. Some people with cancer will have only one treatment. But most people have a combination of treatments, such as surgery with chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy. read more

Advanced cancers have usually spread from where they started to other parts of the body. This is known as metastatic cancer. But not all advanced cancers are metastatic. read more