Different types of Nose cancer treatment options are available for patients suffering from nose or nasal cancer. Some are standard treatments and some are being tested in clinical trials. When clinical trials are better treatment options then they become standard treatments. There are three types of standard treatment options:

1. Radiation therapy: In this type of treatment of nose cancer high energy X-rays or other types of radiation are used to kill cancer cells. The rays are aimed at the tumor and also the tissue around it. Radiation therapy is a local therapy and affects cells only in the treated area. Nose cancer may also be treated in combination with surgery or chemotherapy. Radiation therapy is used to shrink a large tumor before surgery or destroy cancer cells. In external radiation therapy a machine outside the body is used to send radiation towards the cancer. In internal radiation, radioactive substances are used sealed in needles, seeds, wires and catheters that are placed near the cancer. If external radiation therapy is given to the thyroid or the pituitary gland the thyroid gland may change the way it works. The radiation therapy is given by considering the type and stage of cancer. The thyroid gland may be tested before and after the surgery to see if it is functioning properly.

2. Surgery: In this type of nose cancer treatment, a scalpel or laser is used to remove the cancer. The type of surgery depends on the location and size of the cancer. Surgery is done to remove the cancer if present or to repair a body apart. Surgery is done to nasopharyngeal cancer when radiation therapy does not work. If the cancer spreads to lymph nodes, then the lymph nodes and other tissues around the neck may be removed. Depending upon how far the cancer is a cut is made around the bone or tissue where there is cancer.

3. Chemotherapy: In this type of nose cancer treatment by drugs, aim is to stop the growth of cancer cells or stop them from dividing. Chemotherapy is either given by mouth i.e., a pill or injected into a vein or a muscle. The drug enters the blood stream and reach cancer cells throughout the body. This is called as systemic chemotherapy. By regional chemotherapy, the drug is placed directly into the spinal column, an organ, or a body cavity such as the abdomen the drug mainly affects the cancer cells present in those areas.

4. Biological therapy: In this nose cancer treatment, the patient.s immune system is used to fight cancer. This therapy is given by injection into a vein. Nose cancer treatment by biological therapy improves the body.s natural defenses against cancer. The cancer cells in the blood and bone marrow are killed. Special immune cells and proteins are used to stimulate the immune system of the body.

5. Intensity-modulated radiation therapy: This is a type of three dimensional radiation therapy in which computer generated images are used to show the shape and size of tumor. This therapy is less likely to cause dry mouth and improves the quality of life.