Targeted Therapy

To fully understand why targeted therapy is becoming popular in Thailand as a cancer treatment, you have to understand how cancer works at the molecular level.

I have to consider it as luck that I decided to undergo colonoscopy that day. It made me realize that I have a second stage Ms. Sopha

Targeted Therapy is a medication for cancer that has been developed to be exceptionally precise. Meaning, it specifically targets cells that have a mutated receptor or targets the receptor that has the primary mechanism of developing cancer. This leads to obtaining a good result of the treatment and a positive response to medications. More importantly, “targeted therapy has fewer side effects compared to receiving chemotherapy.” 

“Cancer” is one of the most dangerous disease that is more common than you thought. According to the latest global cancer data from WHO, cancer has increased to 19.3 million new cases, and 10 million cancer deaths in 2020. It means that 1 out of 5 people worldwide is at risk of developing cancer during their lifetime. The most common cancers are Colorectal cancer, Bile duct and Liver cancer, Lung cancer, Breast cancer, and Prostate cancer.

Besides COVID-19, cancer is also a disease that we need to be cautious of in order to prevent delays in treatment. Let’s see the primary treatment for breast cancer.