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What impact does chemotherapy have on metastatic cancer of the liver?
Some patients with metastatic cancer of the liver can have their lives prolonged for a few months by chemotherapy, although cure is not possible.
What metabolizes chemotherapy drugs?
B. kidneys and liver
What organs metabolize chemotherapy drugs?
B. kidneys and liver
Can chemotherapy affect AST and ALT?
If the chemo affects your liver, then yes
Can you drink coffee during chemotherapy?
No! Chemotherapy puts an incredible strain on the liver. The last thing it needs is more poison to cope with.
What medications are used in systemic chemotherapy to treat liver cancer?
Chemotherapy is treatment used to treat various cancers, the drugs destroy cancer cells or prevent them from growing. Chemotherapy can also be administered directly into the liver artery and is called intra-arterial chemotherapy. Liver tumors derive their blood supply from the hepatic artery, and intra-arterial administration will expose the tumor to very high doses of chemotherapy (100 - 400 times higher values than systemic infusion).This increased drug exposure achieves tumor shrinkage in 50 - 70% of patients. The two most commonly used drugs are 5 FU and FUDR. Administering combinations of drugs can improve the chance of tumor shrinkage.
How does the infusion pump facilitate chemotherapy for the liver?
The pump allows much higher concentrations of the cancer drug to be carried to the tumor than is possible with chemotherapy carried through the bloodstream.
Does hepatitis b have cure?
Yes, Chronic hepatitis B may eventually cause liver cirrhosis and liver cancer, a fatal disease with very poor response to current chemotherapy. The infection is preventable by vaccination.
Should a person receive chemotherapy while having jaundice?
A person with jaundice can have chemotherapy. Jaundice is a disease of a blockage within the liver and/or bile ducts. If there is cancer causing the blockage/jaundice, then chemotherapy may help shrink the tumor to relieve the blockage and relieve the jaundice. The oncologist will decide which type of chemo and which dose is the most appropriate.
Is hepatomegaly with increased ecostructure curable?
Hepatoma is a malignant tumor of the liver and it can be cured if it is caught in time. A person can undergo radiation or chemotherapy and have surgery to remove the tumor.
A sentence with the word chemotherapy?
my brother has chemotherapy
How can you use chemotherapy in a sentence?
My brother has chemotherapy.
