Surgery (removing the cancer in an operation) is a very common treatment for all stages of cancer. A doctor may remove the cancer using one of the different types of surgery.

Even if the doctor removes all the cancer that can be seen at the time of the operation, some patients may be given chemotherapy or radiation therapy after surgery to kill any cancer cells that are left. Treatment given after the surgery, to increase the chances of a cure, is called adjuvant therapy.

Source: National Cancer Institute www.cancer.gov