Ways To Treat Kaposi's Sarcoma

Radiation

Radiation is used for different types of cancer and involves a machine that aims the treatment towards the source of cancer. It can also be applied directly to the lesion. Radiation can be used in cases where the lesions are affecting the lymph nodes. This type of therapy uses various forms of energy to destroy cancerous cells and stop their growth.

Two types of radiation therapy are available to treat Kaposi's sarcoma. Internal therapy utilizes radioactive materials and positions them directly into or adjacent to the cancer. The substance is delivered through needles, catheters, and other means. External therapy treats the cancer with a machine by directing energy towards the cancer from outside of the body. The photon version provides high-energy light to the body's surface for treatment of the tumor inside the body. Energy from electron beams delivers treatment through the surface of the skin, but the energy only penetrates the outer layers of the skin instead of tissues and organs below the skin.

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