Treatment Options For Laryngeal Cancer

Immunotherapy

Another method of treatment sometimes used to treat laryngeal cancer is immunotherapy, also called biological therapy, which is performed to help strengthen the immune system and give it back its ability to fight against cancer. Immunotherapy may be prescribed to treat metastatic cancer should the disease no longer respond to other methods or any of the medications designed to fight cancer. The most common immunotherapy medication is applied in the arm through an intravenous line (IV) once every two weeks. Your doctor and support team will work closely with you and your needs when determining when to take which medication, how much of it, and how often. Other treatments may also be provided.

As with any other kind of laryngeal cancer, side effects may occur with immunotherapy, such as nausea, loss of appetite, fatigue, itchy skin, rash, and diarrhea. Of course, the exact side effects will depend on which medication you are taking, and whether or not you are susceptible to side effects in the first place; some patients experience none at all.

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