Treatment for salivary gland cancer

There are things you can do to help you feel more in control of your health when preparing for treatment. This is called prehabilitation or prehab.

The main treatments for salivary gland cancer are surgery, radiotherapy chemotherapy, immunotherapy or targeted cancer drugs. You might have one or more of these treatments.

There are different types of surgery for salivary gland cancer. The type of surgery you might have depends on where the cancer started and how far it has spread.

The radiotherapy team will plan your radiotherapy before you start treatment.

Chemotherapy uses anti cancer (cytotoxic) drugs to destroy cancer cells. You might have it if your cancer is advanced, or if you can't have surgery or radiotherapy.

You might have targeted cancer drugs or immunotherapy as part of your treatment for salivary gland cancer.

After treatment for salivary gland cancer you have regular check ups. You might have blood tests or scans.