Ideas in this flowchart

• Cancer treatment must be tailored to the specific disease.
• Treatment decisions depend on disease-specific factors.
• Disease stage affects what each therapy can realistically achieve.
• Anatomical location affects treatment selection and effectiveness.
• Genetic mutations influence the achievable benefits of therapy.
• Individual patient factors further shape treatment decisions.
• Each therapy is effective under the conditions that call for it.
• Surgery can be effective when its clinical conditions are present.
• Chemotherapy can be effective when its clinical conditions are present.
• Targeted therapy can be effective when its clinical conditions are present.
• Radiation can be effective when its clinical conditions are present.
• Immunotherapy can be effective when its clinical conditions are present.
• Clinical skill lies in assembling the combination that fits the disease.
• The relevant disease is the one in front of the clinician, not merely the one described in a protocol.