Blood Cancer Diagnosis & Treatment
To confirm the presence of cancer and the severity or the stages of the cancer numerous cancer detection tests are carried out; certain cancer blood tests or alternative laboratory tests, such as an analysis of your urine or a biopsy of a suspicious area, to help guide the diagnosis .The other kind of tests performed to diagnose or confirm blood cancer can also include complete blood count and Blood protein testing, Tumour marker tests and Biopsy, Cytogenetic, Imaging and Radiation Oncology, Endoscopy. There are so many different types of cancer treatments are there with different possible benefits, risks and side effects. Slow-growing blood cancers can be survived by taking daily medication, whereas people with faster-growing acute blood cancers may need stronger (intensive) treatments. A stem cell transplant infuses healthy blood-forming stem cells into the body. Chemotherapy is also one of the anticancer drugs designed to interfere with and halt the growth of cancer cells in the body. Cancer cells are destroyed and relieve pain or discomfort by Radiation therapy.It may even be given before a stem cell transplant.
Types of treatments:
- Intensive treatment / high-intensity treatment
- Chemotherapy
- Stem cell transplantation
- Radiation therapy
- Non-intensive / low-intensity treatment
- Low-dose chemotherapy
- Curative treatment
- Non-curative treatments