Medical Treatment Procedures for Cancer

1) Diagnostic Tests

For Bone Cancer

• Physical examination
• Laboratory tests
• Imaging test
• Bone scan
• CT scan
• MRI
• PET Scan
• Biopsy

For Blood Cancer

• Complete blood test
• Blood protein test
• Tumour marker test
• Circulating tumour cell test

2) Chemotherapy

• Chemotherapy of solid tumours
• Chemotherapy of haematological malignancies
• Immunotherapy and targeted therapy of solid tumour and haematological malignancies including Interleukin, herceptin, Avastin and Mabthera
• Day care chemotherapy
• Chemoport insertion

3) Radiation Therapy

• Imtensity Mdodulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
• 3D conformal Radiation therapy (3D-CRT)
• Linear Accelerator (LINAC)
• Cobalt Unit
• Brachytherapy
• Simulator

4) Surgery for Cancer

• Diagnostic/staging surgery to determine the stage of bone cancer
• Limb-sparing surgery to remove only the cancer and some of the healthy tissue around the cancer
• Amputation to remove part or all of a limb or appendage (artificial devices or bones from other places in the body may be used to replace the bone that was removed)
• Lymph node dissection to remove the lymph nodes (if cancer has spread to lymph nodes)
• Reconstructive surgery to reshape or rebuild a part of the body changed by previous surgery
• Palliative surgery to ease bone cancer pain and other symptoms

5) Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplant Process

• Process of HLA match
• Deciding on Autologous OR Allogeneic Transplant
• Conditioning
• Stem Cell Infusion
• Engraftment