What to Expect After Biotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer

Doctors are still learning about biotherapy. This new procedure takes advantage of flaws in the cancer cell and targets that flaw to destroy the cell. In most cases, this treatment has few side effects and doesn’t affect normal cells. But treatments that target some cancer cell characteristics do have side effects. For example, drugs that target epidermal growth factor receptors can also affect your skin cells, causing an acne-like rash. Rarely, lung tissue becomes inflamed and scarred. This is called interstitial lung fibrosis.