How does targeted therapy treat cancer?
Each cancer patient is unique. So, when developing a cancer treatment plan, our doctors consider all the things that make them that way, including their diagnosis, medical history and treatment preferences. Targeted therapy enables us to personalize cancer treatment even further by tailoring drugs to the genetic characteristics of a patient’s specific tumor.
“Unlike traditional chemotherapy, targeted therapy focuses on specific...
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