Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy,

is a treatment, given to slow, or stop, the growth,

of cancer, cells,

Even after, a cancer, has been, removed, with surgery,

cancer, cells, can remain, in the body,

It is the use, of different, types, of medications,

called "anti-cancer drugs,"

Chemotherapy, is a "systemic treatment,"

This means, it can attack, cells, throughout, the body,

This is one, reason, it is often used,

to treat, blood-related cancers,

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Treat tumors prior to surgery

Primary, can also, be used to treat tumors,

prior, to surgery, or radiation,

In some cases, the tumor, may be so large, that surgery,

to remove, it would destroy, major, organs,

or would be quite, disfiguring,

Many different, drugs, are available,

Low blood, cell, counts, caused by the effect,

on the bone, marrow, can lead, to anemia, infections,

and easy, bleeding, and bruising,

No treatment, exists, that can, guarantee, your hair,

won't, fall out, during, or after.

The best way, for you to deal with impending, hair loss,

is to plan, ahead, and focus, on making yourself, comfortable,

with your, appearance, before, during, and after,

cancer treatment,

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Damage to DNA

Chemotherapy,

Cancer, is the uncontrolled, growth, of cells, due to damage,

to DNA, (mutations),

and due, to an inherited, propensity, to develop, certain,

tumors, treatment' of breast, cancer, is one of the best,

and effective, ways, of treatment,

Several drugs, and combinations, drugs, are used,

to treat, breast, cancer,

drug, treatment, to kill, cancer, cells,

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Drugs work they kill any dividing cells

Some drugs work, because, they kill, any, rapidly, dividing,

cells, and many cancer, cells, grow, and multiply,

more rapidly, than normal, cells, do.

drugs affect, "younger", tumors, (i.e. less differentiated),

more, effectively, because, at a higher,grade,

of, differentiation,

the propensity, to growth, usually, decreases,

Side effects, usually start, during, the first, few weeks,

of treatment,

Fortunately, most can be managed, and go away in time,

it has a lot of side, effects.

It's not a very specific, treatment,

it goes across, the board, penetrating, the blood, stream,

because, usually, give, it intravenously,

Cancer cells

Cancer,cells, have a tendency, to grow, and divide,

very quickly, in an, uncontrolled, manner,

and treatment, is used, to put, a check, on this growth,

Patients, on chemotherapy, are often, given, antibiotics,

to avoid, infections, of the mouth,Cancer, patients,

who are taking, oral, respond, more to treatment,

than standard, and side, effects, such, as diarrhea,

nausea, hair loss, and tract, ulcers, in gastrointestinal,

Fatigue, is one of the most, common side effects,

of cancer, and treatment.

The fatigue, a person, with cancer, feels, is different, from

the fatigue, of everyday, life,

Side effects

Side effects, that occur, during, treatment, are usually,

temporary,and reversible,

The most common, side effects, are nausea, vomiting, mouth

soreness, temporary, lowering, of the blood, counts,

and hair, loss,

People assume, they will, have nausea, and vomiting, during,

treatment, this is not, always, the case,

Very high doses, of drugs, are often, used, in induction,

treatment,

with the goal, of avoiding, repeat, cycles,in the future,

by eliminating, the cancer, with the first ,few rounds,

Cancer stage

Chemotherapy,

Surgery is used, to diagnose, cancer,

determine, its stage, and to treat, cancer,

One common, type, of surgery,

to help with diagnosing, cancer, is a biopsy, 

when to expect the side, effects, how long they'll last,

and what to do, about them.

there are many options available,

to help minimize, or avoid these side effects,

so the treatment, of today is much different,

than that of decades, or even, years, ago.


Chemotherapy

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