General chemotherapy education for patients (all that you want to know) What is chemotherapy? Chemotherapy (or chemo) is a type of cancer treatment that uses drugs to destroy cancer cells. How do chemotherapy work? Chemotherapy works by stopping or slowing the growth of cancer cells. Some healthy cells may also be affected by chemotherapy. Damage to healthy cells may cause side effects. Chemotherapy eliminates cancer cells‚ while minimizing the negative effect on normal‚ healthy cells
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27th July 2012 |Total Marks Scored | | ‘Father of Chemotherapy’ Chemotherapy is the use of chemical matters to cure diseases (1). The origins of chemotherapy is attributed to Paul Erhlich‚ a Nobel Laureate in Medicine (1814-1915)‚ who is recognized as the ‘Father of Chemotherapy’ due to his works in stains using different dyes and his discovery of the drug ‘bullets’ (2). In his workings of stains using different
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Treatment of chemotherapy on the liver Anatomy Honors‚ Period 6 Introduction Chemotherapy is known to have many negative side effects on all different parts of the body. Your hair falls out and your body becomes weak‚ but what effect does it have on your liver? This paper explores the effects chemo has on a person by review of scientific articles and experiments. Medicine Bleomycin is known to induce DNA strand breakage but is an integral part of chemotherapy in patients with germ-cell
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Chemotherapy is very often an effective treatment for many different forms cancer. As common with many drugs‚ chemotherapy comes with unpleasant side effects that are dependent on cancer location‚ cancer type‚ drugs and doses‚ and the overall health of the patient. Chemotherapy affects active cancer cells‚ but it can also damage healthy active cell that causes side effects. There are different types of chemotherapy treatments that share common side effects‚ however‚ side effects can manifest differently
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Chemotherapy. Chemotherapy is one of the most common medical treatments issued to combat cancers within the body. Chemo is a type of treatment that includes a drug or combination of drugs to treat cancer. The goal of chemo is to stop or slow the growth of cancer cells. This means it may affect your entire body due to the strength of the medicine. Chemo drugs target rapidly growing cancer cells‚ but they can also affect healthy cells that grow rapidly. (Chemotherapy‚ 2015) The effect of these drugs
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The dewdrops on the grass glistened in the morning light. A slight breeze rustles the branches of the trees. The green hill against the baby blue sky was a splendor: the scene was pure bliss. Amidst that perfect scene‚ a boy sits by the fence‚ his gray uniform making him protrude from the scene. He stares off into the distance‚ contemplating. He could‚ for one‚ run off and escape. Or he could stay and endure the pain. He feels the breeze pick up‚ but with it‚ something foreign came along with it:
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patients is chemotherapy. Chemotherapy in itself is as intricate as the cancer it treats‚ and has a few side effects that go along with it. Chemotherapy can be used to (Chemotherapy‚ 2015; How is Chemotherapy Used‚ 2016) shrink the size of cancerous tumors and kill cancer cells that are spreading. neoadjuvant
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The Effects of Chemotherapy StudentBaker College of Auburn Hills According to the American Cancer Society (ACS) they have published cancer facts and figures annually since 1952. These annual reports provide the most current information about cancer including the projected number of new cases and deaths for the publication year. Each edition of cancer facts and figures includes a special edition of in-depth focus on specific cancer or group of cancers. Many of those who are suffering and death
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but two methods can be further discussed in more detail. It is important to know the pros and cons of each method‚ thus making it easier to decide which one will work best for a situation that may be encountered. The first is chemotherapy‚ and the many forms of chemotherapy that are used‚ and the different types of cancer that they are used to treat. There is also an alternative method of treatment that is highly controversial in the medical community called Laetrile. The human body is a complicated
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CHEMOTHERAPY FOR CANCER TREATMENT Name: Course: Instructor’s Name: Date: Introduction Chemotherapy is one of the treatment methods considered effective in cancer treatment. Chemotherapy destroys cancer cells and can slow or stop the growth or spread of these cells. Chemotherapy involves usage of anti-cancer drugs which helps in destroying the cancer cells existing in the body. Despite the benefits accrued from chemotherapy treatment‚ there are several disadvantages of chemotherapy that does
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