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Radiotherapy
* causes fibrosis and scarring of the tissues
  - general side-effects such as tiredness, diarrhoea and nausea
* destroys cancer cells by injuring their ability to multiple.
* given after surgery can help to control chondrosarcoma.
* is therapy.
* plays a central role in the treatment of brain tumors.
* targets the remnants of cancer lurking in or near the breast.
* uses low dose radiation to stop the progression of vision loss on the retina.
* works best when the number of residual tumor cells is small
  - by destroying the cancer cells in the treated area

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Postoperative radiotherapy
* can improve local control in patients with advanced thymoma.
* improves survival in squamous cell carcinoma of the hypopharynx.

Stereotactic radiotherapy
* is associated with a similar spectrum of functional deficits as surgery
  - used to treat small tumors more precisely
* more recent technique for the treatment of AVMs.

Reality therapy
* powerful tool for personal growth, accomplishing goals, and measuring progress.
* provides the practical application of choice theory in a psychotherapy form.

Regression therapy
* is one form of hypnotherapy
  - talk therapy about what happened in the past
* profound experience for the therapist as well as the client.

Relaxation therapy
* Relaxation therapies minimize nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapy
  - speed recovery from cancer surgery
* can also help reduce stress.
* involves a variety of strategies designed to reduce stress and foster relaxation
  - to reduce stress while fostering relaxation
* is one treatment for stress-related problems.

Respiratory therapy
* has the ambubag
  - various functions for the person in a coma
* profession where mistakes can cause serious injury and even death.

Sound therapy
* involves the use of noise generating instruments.
* is used to get the brain to decrease the central auditory gain
  - very effective in psychic diseases

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Speech therapy
* can enhance communication skills by correcting common communication difficulties
  - erase any reminders of cleft-affected speech
* can help a person communicate more clearly and help with difficulty swallowing
  - communication in later stages of the disease
  - patients communicate more effectively
  - significantly improve speech and swallowing problems
* helps control the muscles of the mouth and jaw, and helps improve communication
  - patients improve vocal characteristics

Supportive therapy
* Supportive therapies focus on reducing stress and adopting a high-fiber diet.
* form of psychotherapy.

Surgical therapy
* includes polypectomy with or without sinus surgery.
* is the most invasive form of treatment for erectile dysfuction
  - useful for residual disease after cytokine therapy

Symptomatic therapy
* focuses on treating the symptoms that result from migraines.
* includes fatty acids, antihistamines, and steroids
  - the use of anti-seborrheic shampoos

Systemic therapy
* given to patients after surgery is called adjuvant therapy.
* includes chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, or both.
* lowers risk of bilateral CMV retinitis.

Talk therapy
* can also help one interact with people more.
* is aimed at that something and supposedly interacts with it.

Thrombolytic therapy
* has a risk of bleeding complications.
* is aimed at dissolving clots that already have formed
  - currently an important part of management of acute myocardial infarction
  - used as an elective therapy
* uses drugs to dissolve blood clots.