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Can chemotherapy cause autoimmune disease?
Yes
What is the prognosis for people who have multiple auto-immune disease your mother died from a disease that cause her muscles to atrophy similar to Lou gehrigs but it wasn't Lou gehrigs disease?
It is far too complex to judge based off this information. Your doctor will be able to diagnose and predict any diseases and or processes that you may have.
Why Paul Ehrlich is known as the father of chemotherapy?
Dr. Paul Ehrlich was the first person to treat disease using chemicals. Before him medical treatments were broad spectrum. He fathered the idea that a medical treatment could be custom made to target the specific cause (syphillis in this case) of disease. Chemotherapy is the treatment of disease through customized chemical compounds which have specific biological targets and do not attack the entire organism which contains the target.
The use of drugs to kill cancer is called?
I'm pretty sure it's called kimo as in kimo therapy. It's the drug that would cause a cancer patient to lose their hair.
Is there a complete cure for cancer?
There is no known CURE, but there are treatments for it, like chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and other treatments. Hope it helped!!! ^_^ Actually there is a cure. Its changing your diet. Plus chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and other treatments do NOT help or cure cancer. They make it worse. Today companies are putting chemicals in our food that hurts us badly. These chemicals can cause and worsen cancer. Type in MSG and High Fructose Corn syrup in the google search box.
Do all forms of chemotherapy cause hair loss?
Not all forms of chemotherapy can cause hair loss. Many have the potential for hair loss, but it is not a guaranteed side effect. For example, there are two kinds of chemotherapy, Aromasin and Tamoxifan. they are both pill form of chemotherapy and do not normally cause hair loss.
Does chemotherapy cause tooth decay?
Chemotherapy can lead to stomatitis and increase the risk of tooth decay.
Why is the rheumatoid arthritis patient placed on chemotherapy?
If you are talking about the prescription of methotrexate. this is done to reduce the ability of the immune system (which is the cause Of RA) to cause inflammation . the amount of this drug taken for RA is minuscule compared to that taken with chemotherapy. Methotrexate represents the gold standard in disease modifying drugs in the fight against the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis.
Who does Chop serve chemotherapy to?
CHOP is a type of chemotherapy that serves patients affected by non-Hodgkin lymphoma but this type of chemotherapy can also cause Anemia due to the nature of this treatment.
what are the treatments for colon cancer and how will it effect me after it is done?
There are many treatments for colon cancer. One treatment is surgical removal in which they physically remove either cancerous cells/tumors or entire areas of the colon. Another treatment is chemotherapy which can cause nausea, vomiting, weight loss, dry mouth, sore throat and hair loss.
Why is diarrhea a common side-effect of chemotherapy?
Chemotherapy can cause an upset in the human body. the effects can cause moderate to severe diarrhea. This can also spped up the guant apperance of the patient.
How selected medical social and inherited factors disrupt body systems to cause ill health?
Many factors can cause ill health. Habits, or social factors such as smoking or drinking will damage the body. Medical treatments such as chemotherapy actually inject poison into the body with negative side effects. Inherited factors that disrupt the body are a predisposition to disease such as Diabetes, Allergies, Heart disease and high cholesterol to name a few.
