treatment
Description
The use of surgery, radiation, medications and other therapies to cure a cancer, shrink a cancer, stop the growth or spread of a cancer or improve the quality of life of a person living with cancer. The type and stage of the cancer determine the treatment. The person with cancer also chooses what treatments and services they want.
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