This episode outlines the different cancer treatment modalities including radiation, surgery and systemic therapies (chemotherapy, targeted therapy, hormonal therapy, and immunotherapy). 

Shagun Arora, MD

Dr. Shagun Arora is an hematologist-oncologist (blood cancer doctor) who specializes in the care for patients with cancerous and noncancerous blood disorders at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). Dr. Arora completed her residency at Michigan State University, followed by an oncology fellowship at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. She is passionate about medical education and works closely training physicians as well as patients. She was also a part of a created a six session course about cancer intended for the public called Cancer Today: Same Disease, New Hope. One session of this course, called “How is Cancer Treated?” can be found here.