Many cancers can be successfully treated without chemotherapy when detected early or when specific biomarkers are present. Treatment selection depends on cancer type, stage, and molecular testing results. Key Takeaways Surgery alone can cure localized solid tumors (stage I-II) when the cancer is completely confined and has no micrometastatic risk Immunotherapy activates your immune system to target cancer cells, offering checkpoint inhibitors and CAR-T therapy for blood cance

🧠 TL;DR Imatinib is one of the earliest targeted cancer therapies and changed how modern cancer treatment works It blocks a specific cancer-driving protein called BCR-ABL, which is why it works so well in CML and selected other cancers Commonly used in CML, GIST, Philadelphia-positive leukemias, mastocytosis and selected rare tumors It is a tablet (not an injection) because tablet absorption is already highly effective Missing one dose usually does not cause major harm, but