Cancer Cancer Treatment Treatment Overview  Overview  By Randy HeysekBy Randy Heysek

Cancer Treatment Cancer Treatment Overview Overview 

Randy Heysek, MD, is founder and president Randy Heysek, MD, is founder and president of Central Florida Cancer Institute, a facility of Central Florida Cancer Institute, a facility that has provided cancer treatment services for that has provided cancer treatment services for more than 30 years. A Fellow of the American more than 30 years. A Fellow of the American College of Radiology, he earned distinction College of Radiology, he earned distinction from Florida Monthly as a Top Florida Doctor in from Florida Monthly as a Top Florida Doctor in 2002, and was ranked as a 2005 Top 2002, and was ranked as a 2005 Top Physician in America by the Research Council Physician in America by the Research Council of America. Randy Heysek, MD, understands of America. Randy Heysek, MD, understands cancer treatments and the factors that cancer treatments and the factors that influence treatment options. influence treatment options.

Cancer Treatment Cancer Treatment Overview Overview 

The characteristics of a specific cancer, a The characteristics of a specific cancer, a patient’s general health, and treatment goals patient’s general health, and treatment goals all contribute to decisions regarding cancer all contribute to decisions regarding cancer treatments. Once a physician, the patient, and treatments. Once a physician, the patient, and the patient’s family members weigh the patient’s family members weigh contributing factors, treatments may include contributing factors, treatments may include surgery, radiation, hormonal, biological, surgery, radiation, hormonal, biological, chemotherapy, or other various targeted chemotherapy, or other various targeted therapies. Often physicians employ more than therapies. Often physicians employ more than one therapy for optimum results.one therapy for optimum results.

Cancer Treatment Cancer Treatment Overview Overview 

Surgery serves multiple purposes, including Surgery serves multiple purposes, including cancercancer diagnosis, stage determination, and diagnosis, stage determination, and treatment. Biopsies commonly help diagnose treatment. Biopsies commonly help diagnose cancer, while surgery to treat cancer involves cancer, while surgery to treat cancer involves removing the cancer and surrounding tissue. removing the cancer and surrounding tissue. Surgery serves as a useful aid to determine the Surgery serves as a useful aid to determine the possibilities of cancer recurrence and the value possibilities of cancer recurrence and the value of other treatment methods, such as of other treatment methods, such as chemotherapy. chemotherapy.