What are Different types of Cancer and What are Different Categories of Anticancer Drugs?
We all are familiar with the word
‘’Cancer’’. In India, according to current data around 2.25 million people are
suffering from cancer. The rate of cancer patients is increasing day by day.
Cancer is divided into different categories
Adenoid cystic carcinoma, adrenal gland tumour, anal cancer, appendix cancer,
bile duct cancer, bladder cancer, blood cancer, bone cancer, brain cancer,
breast cancer, cervical cancer, colorectal cancer, esophageal cancer, eye
cancer, gallbladder cancer, head and neck cancer, kidney cancer, laryngeal
cancer, kidney cancer, liver cancer, lung cancer, nasopharyngeal cancer,
oropharyngeal cancer, peritoneal cancer, pancreatic cancer, parathyroid cancer,
pituitary gland cancer, prostate cancer, salivary gland cancer, skin cancer,
stomach cancer, testicular cancer, thyroid cancer, uterine cancer, vaginal
cancer etc.
These types of cancer are treated by
chemotherapy, other therapies like hormone therapy, radiation therapy, targeted
therapy and different categories of anticancer medicines used for the treatment
of different types of cancer like:
- Polyfunctional alkylating drugs
- Other alkylating agents
- Pyrimidine antagonist drugs
- Purine antagonist drugs
- Antibiotics
- Antimetabolites
- Plant alkaloids
- Hormonal drugs
- Monoclonal antibody
- Miscellaneous anticancer drugs
Examples of anticancer medicines:
Capecitabine, Imatinib mesylate, letrozole,
bicalutamide, anastrozole, gefitinib, voriconazole, sitagliptin, repaglinide, carmustin,
gemcitabine hydrochloride, imipenem, vancomycin, docetaxel, carboplatin,
oxaliplatin, caspofungin acetate, thalidomide, temozolomide etc.
Above mention all the medicines are
manufactured by Affy group as they are involved in the manufacturing of anticancer medicines in India, in different dosage forms like tablet, capsules
and injections.
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