Open AccessOncology and Cancer Treatment
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of cancer research and therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2476-2377
DOI - 10.33140/ijcrt.06.02.01
Subject(s) - medicine , malignant disease , cancer , incidence (geometry) , disease , cancer therapy , cancer treatment , cancer incidence , intensive care medicine , oncology , physics , optics
Today, we are witnessing an increasing incidence of malignant diseases, statistics show that every third person suffers from malignant disease, and every fourth person dies. 25 million people in the world live with cancer. The increase in morbidity and mortality rates indicates an epidemic of cancer in modern society, and advances in diagnosis, therapy and treatment provide patients with better health care. The use of cytostatics in therapy in the last few decades is the most common way of treating patients with malignant tumors.