Lucy-19.4

1. What three types of therapy are presently the standard ways to treat cancer? Surgery, radiation, and chenotherapy are the standard methods of cancer therapy. 2. a. What is an active form of immunotherapy? and (b) a passive form of imminotherapy for cancer? a. An active form of immunotherapy is to use immune cells. They genetically engineer to bear tumor's antigens. b. A passive form of imminotherapy for cancer is Moncolonal antibodies. They are antibodies of the same type becasue they are produced by the same plasma cell. Some are designe to zero in on the receptor proteins of cancer cells. 3. What type of p53 therapy is available? Adenovirus therapy is available. 4. What is the rationale for antiangiogenesis therapy? - Antiangiogenesis drugs confine and reduce tumors by breaking up the network of new capillaries in the vicinity of a tumor. 5. NEED QUESTION 5?? (IS THIS IT BELOW? BECAUSE QUESTION ASKED FOR A NEW THERAPY) For some types of cancer, radiation may be given to areas that do not have evidence of cancer. This is done to prevent cancer cells from growing in the area receiving the radiation. This technique is called **[|prophylactic] radiation therapy**. PROPHYLACTIC radiation therapy is one of the newer radiation therapy's. It is apart of medication that either prevents or protects a patient from getting cancer. This Radiation therapy also can be given to help reduce symptoms such as pain from cancer that has spread to the bones or other parts of the body. http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Therapy/radiation