Shahrin Ahmed: Targeted therapy for cancer has the potential to cure more aggressive cancer stages
Shahrin Ahmed, a Medical Specialist at the Canadian Cancer Society, made the following post on X:
“Targeted therapy for cancer has the potential to cure more aggressive cancer stages.
The discovery of targeted medicine has brought hope for children with cancer as it has been shown to cure most aggressive cases with remarkable results. Less than 30% of the children in the trial were expected to survive.
A study concluded that tracking childhood cancer with medicine tailored to individual patients could reduce the risk of it growing or spreading.
Personalized medicine is considered by many to be the future of cancer care, but the medicine is being offered by the NHS in England to all children with cancer, and they are now screening the DNA of every youngster who receives a diagnosis to customize their treatment accordingly.
In the precision medicine group, 26 percent of tumors shrank or remained the same, while only 12 percent in the standard group. Despite being less than 30% likely to cure, 55 percent of those who used the modern treatment went into partial or total remission.
According to the study, it cannot only reduce tumor growth but also improve long-term survival significantly. Specialized treatments were given to two-thirds, which can target hormones and growth factors related to their specific cancers, rather than standard therapy.
About 1,900 cases of cancer occur in British children each year, making it a rare occurrence.
According to Cancer Research UK, only 0.2% of children, or less than one in every 400, will develop a tumor by the age of 14.
At least 80% of people who get diagnosed survive for at least five years.
The early signs and symptoms of cancer in children:
- An unexplained lump or swelling that does not go away.
- Unable to wee or pass blood
- Back or bone pain or pain that wakes them at night
- Seizures or mood or behavior changes
- Unusual paleness
- Feeling tired all the time
- Unexplained vomiting.
Early signs of cancer are the usual cause of the above symptoms, and it’s important to have them investigated by a physician.”
Source: Shahrin Ahmed/X
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