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Herbs for Cancer Treatment

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Cancer is an extremely fatal disease, not only in developed but also in developing countries as it affects six million lives each year worldwide. According to the American Cancer Society each year 0.5% of US population is diagnosed with cancer. Annually, billions of dollars are invested on cancer research, yet the success rates are not satisfactory. Cancer cells arise due to the imbalance in the body functions and they invade and infect the normal cells. Cancer is not one disease; rather it is a group of various diseases. The present chapter includes explicit information on cancer types such as cancer of blood, lungs, colon and rectum, prostate, skin, breast, uterus, thyroid, lymphatic system, etc. Cancers are being treated by various methods which include chemotherapy, precision medicine, radiation therapy, surgery, stem cell transplant, hormone therapy, immune therapy, and targeted therapy. In some cases, cancer can be treated by single method, but mostly several methods are used to cure the disease. Moreover, the treatment specifically depends upon the stage and type of cancer. In chemotherapy and radiotherapy, survival rates are usually very low because of their undesirable side effects on human health. On the contrary, herbal therapy alone and in combination with the routine cancer treatment regimes has shown some promising potential, as it is free from side effects.

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Koul, B. (2019). Types of Cancer. In: Herbs for Cancer Treatment. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9147-8_2

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