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Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy, or simply chemo, is the control or treatment of a disease with the use of chemical agents. It works by slowing or preventing the growth of cancer cells, which which develop and multiply rapidly.
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Where can I find more information on the effects of chemotherapy?
You can visit www.cancer.org for more information on chemotherapy side effects.
I'd like to add - if a person is paying cash money for 6 chemo treatments for childhood leukemia how much would it cost? This person lives in the Philippines. Thank you and I need this info ASAP.
Cancer occurs when the DNA of cells in your body are altered, resulting in the unregulated abnormal growth of structures called tumors. One area that commonly sees problems with tumor growth is around the rectal tissue, commonly referred to as rectal cancer. In fact, more than an estimated 40,000 new cases of rectal cancer are diagnosed each year, according to the National Cancer Institute. When these cases occur, there are several forms of treatment available depending on the severity of the cancer.
Surgical RemovalThe option of surgery to remove rectal cancer depends on how far along your cancer is, and whether it has become metastatic, spreading to other tissues of your body. With new technology available, surgery for rectal cancer can now often be done through less invasive laparoscopic surgery. While some early cases may be removed with surgery alone, it is also common to combine surgery with other forms of treatment like radiation or chemotherapy.
RadiationRadiation therapy uses high doses of radiation to kill off cancer cells and shrink tumors of the rectal tissue. This helps prevent cancer from spreading, as well as can help reduce tumors to a size that can be more easily removed surgically. In radiation, the treatment can be highly focused to a specific area, reducing the side effects that are seen with more systemic treatments like chemotherapy. This also reduces the damage to surrounding tissues.
ChemotherapyWhen cancer has spread outside of the rectal tissue, a more system-wide treatment is needed to ensure that all cancer cells are destroyed. When this is the case, chemotherapy is used, especially in cases where cancer cells have affected nearby lymph nodes. Chemotherapy is a drug that can be given either orally or intravenously. This allows the drugs to travel throughout the body and target cancer cells. Unfortunately, chemotherapy targets all fast dividing cells in the body, which can result in common side effects like hair loss and nail loss, along with a long list of other possible side effects. Chemotherapy is often used to make cancer cells more susceptible to treatment by radiation, or to shrink cancer tumors to a level where surgery can be more effective.
How does pacilitaxel help in cancer?
Inhibits the M phase of cell growth. Vincristine and Vinblastine work in the same way and more info is available on this other two drugs.
If you have a cough can you visit a chemo patient?
My recommendation is NO. If you have a cough stay home and call on the phone. When a person goes through chemo their immune system is compromised, colds and coughs are easy to catch something a chemo patient does not need.
Information on benzodiazepines as a relates to cancer treatment?
Benzodiazepines are sometimes used to help relieve some symptoms of chemotherapy or symptoms related to the stress of diagnosis of cancer.
Depending on the type of chemotherapy you are receiving, your doctor may decide you would benefit from a benzodiazepine to help with nausea or feeling anxious from chemo.
It is important to let your doctor know about all the medicines you are taking. Taking a list to each appointment is important. Talk to your doctor about your concerns regarding these medicines.
When was John Kerry's wife Vanessa diagnosed with cancer?
Vanessa is John Kerry's daughter. His wife, Teresa Heinz Kerry, doesn't mention a diagnosis date, but stated publicly in December of 2009 that she was undergoing treatment for breast cancer.
How long after chemotherapy will you have healthy sperm?
All of the resources my husband and I have found state to wait 2 years before fathering a child.
Does vitamin B6 help combat chemotherapy damage?
Vitamin B6 can help prevent peripheral neropathy caused by taxane based chemotherapy. Taxane based chemo, such as paclitaxel (Taxol) and docetaxel (Taxotere), can cause numbness and tingling in the hands and feet (peripheral neuropathy) because it can cause degeneration to the nerve cells. One of the many functions of Vitamin B6 is neurotransmitter synthesis, thus combating the effects of chemo. The following researched based report discusses this topic in more detail.
Do photosynthetic or chemo synthetic organisms require sunlight to live?
I Dont Know , Because You Guys Didnt Give Me The Answer "/ , Smh !
When should you not take folic acid?
When taking medications which advise against it such as Xeloda http://www.xeloda.com/
Why is scalp tourniquet used during iv administration of chemotherapy?
Im guessing it's to mitigate the cytotoxic effects of chemotherapy drugs on the scalp. In particularly the hair follicles components which are sensitive and thus reduce hair loss.
Platelets are cells in your blood that help blood to clot. They are made in the bone marrow. Chemotherapy can cause your bone marrow to make less platelets and may make you prone to bruising or bleeding.
A count of 140,000 (or referred to as 140 for short) on treatment day is probably fine to proceed with chemotherapy. There are many factors to consider including type and dose of chemotherapy. Talk to your doctor about how your chemo regimen affects your platelet count.
There is no particular intervention that will raise your platelet count; i.e., no particular foods or vitamins.
Why losing nails after chemo treatment?
The purpose of the chemotherapy for cancer treatment is to target and kill those cells that a growing/dividing quickly (as that is what cancer cells do). Certain chemotherapy treatments also affect the cells which produce hair and nails as these are relatively active as compare to the rest of the body's cells (hair and nails grow quickly). Hair loss is therefore quite a common side effect of chemotherapy treatments (but nail loss is less common) speak to your doctors about this if you are worried.
What is the cost of docetaxel?
The cost of Taxotere treatment is $AU 18,286 on average per patient, according to Medical News Today. This equals about $US 16,263.
Im sorry, but maybe 6 months.
What is Bactium by Dr Earl Mindell?
It is a comprehensive blend of good bacteria including; lactobacillus acidophilus 5 billion CFU, bifidobacillus bifidum 10 billion CFU, bifidobacillus lactis 5 billion CFU, lactobacillus plantarum 4 billion CFU.
Oral chemotherapy is given by mouth in the form a pill, capsule, or liquid. This is the easiest method and can usually be done at home.
Why can't chemotherapy be used on a pregnant woman?
In the first few months of pregnancy chemotherapy could harm the baby.
Is Aloe vera gel good for person under chemotherapy?
In 2009 the International Institute of Anticancer Research published a fascinating study which documented how aloe vera juice used orally boosted the effectiveness and reduced the symptoms associated with a wide variety of chemotherapy drugs used on metastatic solid tumors. The researchers also said that there were no ill effects from the aloe vera. More patients who had the aloe vera survived for 3 years than patients who just had chemotherapy.
One study in Italy of 240 patients reported in 2009. It tested aloe vera alongside chemotherapy for people with metastatic lung cancer, bowel cancer, and stomach cancer. Half the patients took aloe arborescens as a liquid 3 times a day during standard chemotherapy treatment. In this study the cancer was controlled or shrank for a time in 67% of patients who had the combined aloe and chemotherapy treatment and in 50% of patients who had chemotherapy alone. In this study the researchers said that patients taking the aloe vera had a better quality of life and that they had fewer chemotherapy side effects such as numb fingers and fatigue.
Some laboratory studies have been carried out using extracts from the aloe plant. One study showed that aloe emodin can block the growth of head and neck cancer cells in test tubes. Emodin can also stop liver cancer cells growing in test tubes.
