Treatments for eye cancer
Your healthcare team will create a treatment plan just for you. The plan is based on your health and specific information about the cancer. What you want is also important when planning treatment. The goal of your treatment plan will be to treat the cancer and prevent it from spreading while preserving your vision as much as possible.
When deciding which treatments to offer for eye cancer, your healthcare team will consider:
- the type of eye cancer (melanoma, lymphoma or squamous cell carcinoma)
- the size of the tumour and where it is in the eye
- how the cancer is affecting your vision
- how a treatment may affect your vision
- the stage of the cancer
- your age
- your overall health
- any medical problems you have
- your lifestyle and what you prefer or want
Eye cancer is often treated with radiation therapy or surgery. You may also have a combination of other treatments to treat eye cancer, including chemotherapy, immunotherapy and targeted therapy.
Treatments for melanoma of the eye
Treatments for lymphoma of the eye
Treatments for squamous cell carcinoma of the eye
Radiation therapy for eye cancer
Surgery for eye cancer
Chemotherapy for eye cancer
Immunotherapy for eye cancer
Targeted therapy for eye cancer
Active surveillance (watchful waiting) for eye cancer
Follow-up after treatment for eye cancer
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