[The treatment of cancer patients].
Advances in the field of medical oncology were spurred by the development of cytostatic drugs, and cancer is today one of the most treatable (and most curable) of the chronic diseases. Because of the diversity of neoplastic diseases, classification, staging and the important individual patient discriminants must be taken into account more than ever before because of the availability of drugs that can cure or palliate many forms of cancer. The results obtained in advanced disease acted as an impetus to start chemotherapy at an earlier stage. In highly malignant neoplasms and especially in children with cancer, drug treatment has become of increasing importance, and when given appropriately complements surgery and radiotherapy.
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D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D010166:Palliative Care
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