TreatmentsSurgery is the first option if the tumor can be taken out of the body. Radiation and chemotherapy or both might be used to shrink the tumor before or after surgery. Doctors can use chemotherapy or (chemo) to kill cancer cells. Usually the chemo is given through IV, or you can take the by mouth. Chemo travels through the bloodstream and kills of any cancer tumors, or any cancer cells that have spread. Radiation therapy uses high energy rays (like X Rays) to kill or shrink cancer cells/tumors. The Radiation itself is painless. The radiation comes from outside the body or from radioactive materials put right into the tumor.
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