What is Chemotherapy?
Review the various types of cancer are due to the destruction of cancerous cells, is known as chemotherapy. Medicines used during treatment, are active anticancer drugs as anti-known. If it leads to uncontrolled growth of cancer cells. Although chemotherapy is associated with cancer in combination, is also used to treat diseases that are not cancer. There are about 200 types of cancer, and is treated with the help of over 50 types of chemotherapy drugs.
It is normal growth and cell death have bodies, but as a person affected by cancer, normal cells grow off. To kill the cancer of anti-cancer drugs are useful. If the drug directly into the bloodstream, it helps kill the cancer cells to reach easily. Like any drug that is used has a different effect, which is sometimes used in combination. In addition to chemotherapy drugs, there are other medications for the treatment of cancer, because these funds are used directly block the action of hormones in the body. Towards the immune system of the body and treatment of substances in our bodies to increase the biological therapy. These substances enter the body in very small quantities, and they are effective in the fight against cancer and other diseases. The substances that destroy cancer cells or by changing the way the body reacts to a tumor can be done in the laboratory. While chemotherapy can cause many side effects that are observed in the treatment was successful, then disappear over time, the cancer cells. During cancer treatment are also healthy parts of the organization to participate, the indigestion, hair follicles, the lining of the mouth and the bone marrow
Chemotherapy is always willing to do several sessions, each session, a number of cancer cells, and each session after a break of several days, so that normal cells and tissues to repair properly.
Cancer treatment is given depends on the type of cancer that are part of the body concerned, the health of patients and the effects of the cancer to other parts and body functions.
In cycles of chemotherapy, which can remain in one days to weeks, depending on the state of the disease. The drugs are different forms, depending on the type of cancer and it has been decided by the doctor. The various forms of chemotherapy are:
1) The intravenous (IV) –
2) ORAL –
3) Injection –
4) Topical –
The chemotherapy drugs into the body and manages:
* A mobile catheter –
* One-stop-online –
* A device inserted central catheter (PICC) Line –
* An infusion pump.
Side effects of chemotherapy are numerous, but they are all temporary and down that the treatment is completed
* Changing the sense of taste in the mouth and inflammation of the mouth
* Nausea, vomiting and diarrhea
* Swelling Pain
* Loss of appetite
* Constipation
* Tiredness, fatigue
* Bleeding
* Infertility.
* Numbness of hands and feet
* Damage to heart, nervous system, lungs, liver –
* The skin becomes dry and discolored
* Get easily infectious
* Hair
When a person goes through chemotherapy, he fears, anxiety and depression fell upon him. So it is advisable for the patient and his family, a very clear picture about the disease and the treatment given to the doctor and get all the questions before they responded to treatment, because it is very important to feel, but also mentally and physically before treatment.
