Recent Advances in the Treatment of oral Cancer - An Overview

"Necessity is the mother of all inventions". This is also true in case of cancer therapy. Though malignant diseases are being treated by various therapeutic modalities, the greatest drawbacks are recurrence and distant metastases. Few of the treatment methods are also associated with serio...

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Published in:Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology 2006, Vol.18 (2), p.98-102
Main Authors: Divya, MR, Nagesh, KS, Iyengar, AshaR, Gupta, Jyoti, Reddi, NeerajaSyagam
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cancer Vaccines
Gene Therapy
Oral Cancer
Photodynamic Therapy
Radiotherapy
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Summary:"Necessity is the mother of all inventions". This is also true in case of cancer therapy. Though malignant diseases are being treated by various therapeutic modalities, the greatest drawbacks are recurrence and distant metastases. Few of the treatment methods are also associated with serious side effects, disfigurement and disability. To overcome these setbacks, new treatment methods have been proposed, few of them seem to be very promising. This scientific paper is an overview of the recent advances in cancer therapy.
ISSN:0972-1363
0975-1572
DOI:10.4103/0972-1363.169301