Targeted therapy – what is it?

Several years ago a new medical term was added to the oncologists’ vocabulary – targeted therapy.
So, what is targeted therapy and how does this cancer treatment method work?
We will try to answer those questions with the help of this infographic illustration.

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In the oncology department at Herzliya Medical Center targeted therapy is used for lung cancer, melanoma, breast cancer, and other malignant diseases.ns with the help of this infographic illustration.