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A look at the many treatment choices for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML).

Radiation therapy is a treatment for cancer that uses high-energy X-rays to kill cancer cells or stop them from growing. Radiation therapy is also called radiotherapy. Its goal is to kill cancer cell or shrink tumors.

In rare cases, CML may be treated with surgery to remove a swollen spleen. This is called a splenectomy. Here's what you need to know.

Targeted therapy is often the first treatment used for CML. It is the use of medicines that act on parts of cancer cells that make them different from normal cells. The medicines can damage the cancer cells without affecting most normal, healthy cells. Read on to learn more about this treatment.

Stem cell transplant isn't often used for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). But it still may be a choice for some people. Read on to learn more about this treatment.

Chemotherapy uses strong medicines to kill cancer cells. The medicines attack and kill cells that grow quickly, like cancer cells. But some normal cells also grow quickly.

In photodynamic therapy (PDT), you receive a light-activated medicine that tends to collect in cancer cells. Later the cells are exposed to a special light. This changes the medicine into a new form that kills the cancer cells.

Surgery can sometimes be used to treat esophageal cancer. The type you have depends on where the cancer is, how much it's spread, your overall health, and other factors.

Chemotherapy (chemo) uses anticancer medicines to kill cancer cells. Learn how chemo is used for stomach cancer.