Chemotherapy may be given in a variety of ways; Intravenously (IV) - into a vein is the most common, Intramuscularly (IM) -injection into a muscle, Orally -by mouth, Subcutaneously (SC) -injection under the skin, Intralesionally (IL) directly into a cancerous area, Intrathecally (IT) - into the fluid around the spine, or Topically -medication will be applied onto the skin.

Surgery is the main treatment for many types of solid tumor, especially when the cancer has not spread to other parts of the body. This involves surgical removal of all or part of the cancer.

Radiotherapy is the treatment of cancer and other diseases with high energy (ionizing) radiation. Ionizing radiation damages or destroys cells in the area being treated making it impossible for the cancer cells to continue to grow and multiply. Most radiotherapy is delivered from the outside of the body (external beam radiotherapy) usually in the form of high energy X-rays or... Read More

Alternatively a peripheral blood stem cell transplant (PBSCT) may be given. While blood is not as rich in stem cells as bone marrow advances in transplantation mean that PBSCT ("stem cell rescue") is increasingly being used in the treatment of certain cancers.   Overview There are many different types of blood cell, but they all develop from stem cells. Most... Read More