Treatment option overview How Kaposi's sarcoma is treated There are treatments for all patients with Kaposi's sarcoma. Radiation therapy is a common treatment of Kaposi's sarcoma. Surgery means taking out the cancer. Electrodesiccation and curettage burns the lesion and removes it with a sharp instrument. Cryotherapy freezes the tumor and kills it.
Chemotherapy uses drugs to kill cancer cells.
Chemotherapy may be taken by pill, or it may be put into the body by a needle in a vein or muscle. Chemotherapy is called a systemic treatment because the drug enters the bloodstream, travels through the body, and can kill cancer cells outside the original site. Biological therapy tries to get the body to fight the cancer. It uses materials made by the body or made in a laboratory to boost, direct, or restore the body's natural defenses against disease. Treatment by stage Treatment of Kaposi's sarcoma depends on the type of Kaposi's sarcoma the patient has, and the patient's age and general health.