New Delhi, Feb. 8 -- Cancer treatment effectiveness can be assessed clinically or by tests like radiology or tumour marker blood tests. According to experts, doctors use a combination of clinical symptoms, imaging and biomarkers to assess the effectiveness of cancer treatment.

In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Anjali Kulkarni, Vice President - RWE Strategy and Analytics and Oncologist at 4baseCare, shared, "In case of visible tumours like in the oral cavity the size of lesion can be checked. Sometimes if the symptoms like difficulty in swallowing continue then the doctors can conclude that treatment is not helping to relieve the symptoms."

She revealed, "Most definitive is the imaging tests like PETCT , CT or MRI can assess the orig...