Directed therapy
Directed Therapy
Directed therapy (pronunciation: /dɪˈrɛktɪd θɛrəpi/), also known as targeted therapy, is a type of medical treatment that uses drugs or other substances to identify and attack specific types of cancer cells with less harm to normal cells.
Etymology
The term "directed therapy" is derived from the English words "directed" and "therapy". "Directed" comes from the Latin word "directus", meaning "straight" or "direct", and "therapy" comes from the Greek word "therapeia", meaning "healing".
Related Terms
- Chemotherapy: A type of cancer treatment that uses drugs to kill cancer cells.
- Radiation therapy: A type of cancer treatment that uses high doses of radiation to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors.
- Immunotherapy: A type of cancer treatment that helps your immune system fight cancer.
- Hormone therapy: A treatment that removes, blocks, or adds hormones to treat cancer.
- Stem cell transplant: A procedure that restores blood-forming stem cells in people who have had theirs destroyed by the very high doses of chemotherapy or radiation therapy.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Directed therapy
- Wikipedia's article - Directed therapy
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