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Cancer treatments may change

Методы лечения рака могут изменитьсяIf trials of a new method of treatment is successful, patients with breast cancer, prostate and intestine will be treated in the new way within two years.

In the near future to patients for cancer treatment will be to receive individual lists of medicines, depending on the characteristics of their tumors. It is reported that the drugs will be prepared for each patient taking into account its various characteristics.

In clinical trials using such therapy will be 300 patients with a neglected lung cancer (terminal stage) of the 18 hospitals.

It is believed that a new way of treating cancer will become a revolution in Oncology, because it will provide an opportunity to extend the survival of patients. The first phase will be to determine the genetic structure of each tumor is required to select the required set of medicines. Then treatment begins, in which additional tests will show how effective drugs, whether to increase or decrease the dosage if there are opportunities to get rid of the tumor surgically.

The scientists said that if trials of a new method of treatment is successful, patients with breast cancer, prostate and intestine will be treated in the new way within two years.

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