Medicines Used for Oncological Diseases and Remedies against Malignant Tumors

Abstract

Every year, millions of people die from cancer, an aberrant state of cells that produces aggressive tumors and unchecked cell proliferation. The development of numerous new treatment regimens and their subsequent trials are a result of our growing understanding of the disease and its molecular mechanism or mechanisms. Many therapy combinations have been proposed in the last few decades and are currently being used to treat a variety of malignancies. A few years ago, targeted drug therapy, immunotherapy, and tailored medications were uncommon. Today, they are widely used. As cancer type-specific biomarkers are being discovered and various cancer kinds are currently receiving systematic medicines that increase patients' disease-free survival, the area of cancer discoveries and therapeutics is rapidly changing. Chemotherapy is still a commonly used therapeutic option despite its recognized negative effects on the physical and mental health of patients, despite mounting research that suggests a systematic and focused strategy may be the way of the future for cancer treatment. Over the past few decades, chemotherapy and medicines have been the first line of treatment for advanced cancers when surgery and/or radiation therapy are not appropriate for certain reasons. The current report briefly summarizes the current and recent developments in chemotherapy and evaluates the state of the enrolled medications. It also thoroughly examines the growing significance of targeted and specific therapeutic approaches currently being used to improve clinical outcomes and survival rates for cancer patients.