are cancers that have spread to other parts of the body. Over a dozen of the cancers that used to fatal are now fully curable with the help of chemotherapy. Even though the chemotherapy effects the cancer cells it also effects normal cells, which is why it has so many side effects. Many develop severe nausea and vomiting, become very tired and lose their hair for a short while. Even though those are the three main treatments there are also experimental treatments too. The newest way to treat throat cancer is immunotherapy. This is finding ways to stimulate the body's immune system to fight cancer in a way similar to the way it fights infections. These methods use various vaccines; chemicals isolated form certain bacteria, and several types of biologic substances with inherent antitumor properties like interferon's, interleukins, tumor necrosis factors, and various growth factors. Another experimental therapy is using hyperthermia to heat the temperature of the body or body part high enough to kill the cancer cells and not damage normal cells. It is usually used with radiation therapy. I hope that because of this report you are a little more aware of the dangers of throat cancer. And how you may see if you are a friend might have the disease. ...
