WHAT'S NEW IN THE TREATMENT OF CANCER

Happy new physicians in science: Gene maps enhances the chances of detection of the disease. With a targeted drug therapy developed side effects nightmare circumvented. Examines the treatment of radiation dose setting

1) Targeted therapy

Currently focused on the areas of oncology is one of the most targeted therapy in cancer patients. In the last year increased 15 percent success rate in the treatment of cancer development in this area, especially large intestine and lung cancers being used.
So what innovation brought by this approach? This question is simply explained as follows:
Until a year ago, the most common drugs used to kill cancer cells kemoterapiydi. Although it is a very effective treatment of chemotherapy in non-cancerous cells in the body, unfortunately, unavoidable harm to:
Her hair shedding, sores in the mouth is a long-lasting diarrhea, fatigue, feeling, nausea, causing ...

Fewer side effects than

However, according to the target through the development of new drugs, no side-effects of chemotherapy in cancer patients does not suffer. The basis of these drugs in cancer cells is based on getting to know some of the signs. Be able to elaborate on this as follows: Cancer cells are different from normal cells in some receptors. When connected to certain molecules and receptors on the cancer that is progressing rapidly.
However, new drugs are currently used in Turkey, artificial molecules are created and transferred to the cancer cells. Tumor, these drugs are locked, preventing the division of cancer cells quickly. So where there is a tumor growing bigger fix.
In this way, the patient does not see any adverse effect of the treatment, so that patients often do not even notice they received treatment.

2) to determine the course of cancer

Another pleasing development in the treatment of cancer before the treatment to the investigations and planning accordingly. In order to understand the advantages of this approach is that breast cancer diagnosed two years ago and is now enough to compare to one of the applications.
Two years ago, a woman diagnosed with breast cancer were regarded roughly two properties. One, what is the size of the tumor, two, spread to the lymph right? Then consider whether the patient was given chemotherapy. However, at that time that confuses physicians question was: why some patients the tumor is small, but can not see no benefit from chemotherapy and disease rapidly progresses, how is it cancer that spread from a very wide area giving a faster response to treatment? Was it really does not work in some patients with chemotherapy?

Why are more effective than others?

These questions head physicians sleeping dogs lie, the first time two years ago, but is now used in breast cancer, such as lung and large intestine in many human cancers discovered a new method that appears to use the opportunity to submit: Gene maps.
Breast cancer in the near future, which proved to be the first thing a woman before starting treatment to gene mapping. With this method, first, on how genetic changes in the tumor was determined. How do I suffered an injury in which the gene is excised, the idea on the stage reached in the cancer is achieved. Immediately after the treatment is determined accordingly.
With this application you will see no benefit from chemotherapy in a patient exposed to the side effects of this method is not in vain and are directed to a treatment more useful.

3) Support treatments What's new

Although many side effects of cancer treatment even though chemotherapy is undoubtedly one of today's most referenced methods. Within the last year into the service of the patients in Turkey, another novelty, to minimize the side effects from chemotherapy.
Unfortunately, many people think of when we say the first thing that comes to cancer treatment vomiting. Considering that an average of 10 times a day spewed from some cancer patients who are really serious this problem is to reduce the increasing thanks to new drugs are being used.
Another side effect of chemotherapy, decrease in red blood cells. Patients with left tired and sluggish due to this effect no longer offload new drugs. However, chemotherapy is one of the most damaged cells, decrease in white blood cells, which will be released in the near-drugs-treatment can be more easily. Thus, the defense of the body against germs will be much stronger.

4) oral chemotherapy drug

For the treatment of cancer chemotherapy medications in recent years, a new era began. Oral chemotherapy drugs can be given through a vein anymore. So what good does it? Chemotherapy drugs are very powerful when given intravenously to pass through the vessel there are some sensitivities that can irritate and lead to pain. Patients receiving chemotherapy for vessels büzdüğü even months, years, even if the probe is fully açamayabiliyor arms.

Treatment may last at home

However, the new technology, more and more chemotherapy drugs can be taken orally. In this way, patients in the coming years to receive their medication at home, hospital queue, wait, chemotherapy been found suitable for the vessel, do not get rid of such troubles.

5) New drugs

Thanks to new technologies also reduce the increasing negative effects of cancer drugs given to other organs. For example, some drugs used to treat cancer, can damage the region reaching to the heart. To minimize the side effects of this medication, some patients required more limited than ever given. This also prevented the rapid response to treatment. However, some of the newly discovered molecules and harmful effects of the drug can be eliminated by another organ. Even scientists moleküllerün structure of this three times a week instead of playing the same drug they get a chance to once a month. This also reduces the frequency of going to the hospital.
Another innovation, the success of some of the different types of cancer drugs supply. The best example of this issue of prostate cancer. Lasted for a continuous quest for prostate cancer treatment since the 1980s, but had not been achieved solid progress. But about a year ago, the araştarmalarla may be hope for other cancer types, prostate drugs is proved.

Radiotherapy hit the target exactly

Radiotherapy treatment to prevent the spread of cancer cells 'density set to' service providing device. Directly to the tumor in the 'spot rate' can be done

Radiotherapy (radiation therapy), one of the treatments used to fight cancer for many years. To prevent the proliferation of tumor cells to radiotherapy, chemotherapy is applied in the region but rather is an effective option. Therefore, this treatment method, aimed at preventing a recurrence of the disease in the same place, preventing the spread of the tumor to other regions.

Difficult to control

However, in some patients, radiation therapy today can not provide sufficient desired result. Especially the spinal cord, salivary glands, mouth, genital area is sensitive to radiation due to the sensitive areas, such as difficulties in control of radiation doses. However, the 'intensity-modulated radiotherapy' (Yart) thanks to a new device called now begins a new era in the treatment of radiotherapy.
Department of Radiation Oncology, Metropolitan Hospital, Dr. Florance Nigtingale. Shafiq İğidem, previous radiotherapy techniques YART'ın explains the difference:
"In previous techniques, organ or tumor to be treated, he could not well localized. I mean, I did not know exactly where the tumor. Treatment of the beam over a larger area so we had to implement. This is meant for us to more side effects.

The exact location of the tumor's

However, at Yart device, thanks to CT-based planning techniques determine exactly where the tumor and organs at risk. Criteria and treatment programming accordingly. The device also adjust the intensity of dose on the organs at risk. Thus, the effect of radiation exposure to sensitive areas and organs not in vain.
Dose, rather than a fixed beam intensity, beam shape are thousands of different density. This intra-oral, nasal or intestinal and bladder tumors in neighboring regions such as tumors, reduce side effects. In particular, dry mouth, spinal cord injury, such as intestinal bleeding, reduce the risk of unintended consequences. "
Within a few months ago in Istanbul Metropolitan Florence Nightingale Hospital, which will be launched for use Yart, several university hospitals and specialized centers in our country right now is in the making.

This medicine is not a cure!

Assoc. Dr. Serdar Turhal, used in Turkey is considered as promising for lung cancer 'Iressa' says he's proved that the drug is not effective in patients receiving chemotherapy. Of this drug, including the eight central Turkey, Marmara University has started a trial a year ago by describing the Assoc. Dr. Turhal, "but the results are very negative. Approximately a month ago, some states in the United States did not pay the health insurance system, I've seen this drug," he says. Assoc. Dr. Turhal, ongoing research says about the value of Iressa'nın patients taking chemotherapy.