What is the Best Treatment for Cancer?

Cancer Overview

Cancer is an extremely complex disease. Thus, the type of treatment you receive depends heavily on the affected tissues and the extent of the spread. In some cases, targeted treatments are best, particularly early-stage cancers. These work by selectively destroying cancerous tissues while leaving healthy cells intact. In other cases where cancer has spread more widely, medical chemotherapies combined with radiation might be the best approach. Cochise Oncology carefully defines your treatment plan after full diagnosis and consultation.

Treatments Available for Cancer

Cochise Oncology offers several types of treatments for cancer. 

Radiation Oncology

Radiation oncology is a branch of cancer medicine that uses electromagnetic radiation to destroy cancer cells. 

We offer three types of radiation treatments: TomoTherapy®, Varian, and Xoft®. 

TomoTherapy® is a highly targeted treatment that first CT-scans patients to identify the size and location of tumors and then uses that information to direct a computer-controlled beam of radiation at the target. 

Varian radiotherapy uses the Varian Trilogy radiotherapy machine. Like TomoTherapy®, it selectively targets specific parts of the body with ionizing radiation, killing cancer cells while leaving surrounding healthy tissues intact. 

Xoft® is a sophisticated therapy that uses a small X-ray source the size of a fingertip to deliver radiation to highly localized and hard-to-reach areas. While oncologists can use the treatment for many parts of the body, Cochise Oncology uses it mainly for skin cancers.