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During anti cancer treatment, it is difficult to protect the healthy cells of side effects caused by the drugs administered. Although the effects of treatment vary according to each patient and the medications used, all cancer patients suffer adverse effects of treatment that affect their skin, look and internal organs. But now there is a therapy using neovascularization inhibitors. This therapy is also referred to as targeted therapy as these drugs are directed to specific cells. Neovascularization inhibitors do not directly attack the tumor cells; instead they are directed to the tumor vasculature. They inhibit the process of formation of new blood vessels, which is very crucial in the multiplication and metastasis of cancer cells and are considered to have less chances of acquiring resistance as against chemotherapeutic drugs during long-term use.More… On the contrary, chemotherapy as a systemic treatment has effects that affect both healthy cells as cancer cells. Generally, these effects depend to a large proportion of drugs prescribed and their dosage. The anti-cancer drugs quickly affect cell division. This means that the white blood cells, which fight against infection, are also affected. Of course, angiogenic inhibitors too have side effects, but not as serious as chemotherapy regimen and have lesser toxicity and intolerance history. This therapy is truly a better option of treatment for cancer patients.