Compare chemotherapy to radiotherapy?
Chemotherapy means taking certain types of drugs to treat cancer. The type of drug depends on type cancer & severity of the cancer. Breast cancer drugs incl. Anthracyclines. Radiotherapy uses ionizing radiation to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors
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Does chemotherapy kill more people than it saves?
There are people that believe chemotherapy does more harm tha...
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Can you have Chemotherapy withdrawals?
Any withdrawal symptoms a chemotherapy patient may experience...
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What is the strongest chemotherapy drug?
Bleomycin is on of the strongest chemotherapy medications tog...
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Why do chemotherapy patients not have hair?
Chemotherapy works by targeting rapidly diving cells and disr...
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Can you hallucinate from Chemotherapy?
There are types of chemotherapy that may cause hallucinations...
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How often do leukemia patients receive chemotherapy?
Leukemia treatment is complex. It depends on many factors, in...
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Why do chemotherapy patients not have hair?
Chemotherapy works by targeting rapidly diving cells and disr...
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What do doctors use in chemotherapy?
Chemotherapy Drugs - Drug Names: I Ibritumomab Ibritumomab Ti...
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What is the strongest chemotherapy drug?
Bleomycin is on of the strongest chemotherapy medications tog...
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Can you have Chemotherapy withdrawals?
Any withdrawal symptoms a chemotherapy patient may experience...
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How often do leukemia patients receive chemotherapy?
Leukemia treatment is complex. It depends on many factors, in...
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Why am I vomiting blood after chemotherapy?
Chemotherapy commonly causes nausea, vomiting, loss of appeti...
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Does chemotherapy kill more people than it saves?
There are people that believe chemotherapy does more harm tha...
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How can you get rid of mouth sores from chemotherapy?
To treat mouth sores, you can get a coating agent which is a ...
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Successful induction chemotherapy destroys most of the leukem...
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What does cognitive impairment have to do with chemotherapy?
Post-chemotherapy cognitive impairment (PCCI) describes the c...
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Is anemia a side effect of chemotherapy?
A common reason that cancer patients experience anemia is as ...
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How long after starting chemotherapy does hair loss begin?
Some chemo drugs are more likely than others to cause hair lo...
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Chemotherapy:1:the use of chemical agents to treat or control...
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Do lupus patients get chemotherapy?
There have been tests for four days of chemotherapy for lupus...
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Why does chemotherapy hurt so much?
Getting chemotherapy by mouth, on the skin, or by injection g...
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What happens to your body during chemotherapy?
Since chemo kills healthy blood cells in addition to cancerou...
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Is anemia a side effect of chemotherapy?
A common reason that cancer patients experience anemia is as ...
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Chemotherapy is the general term for any treatment involving ...
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How do the drugs get into your body using chemotherapy?
Most chemotherapy is delivered intravenously, although a numb...
About Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy or Chemo is a cancer treatment which uses chemicals to fight and kill cancer cells. It comes in different forms and can be taken intravenously or orally in a pill form depending on the type and dose needed. Chemo therapy is often invasive and causes serious side effects. It sets out to kill cancer cells but also kills good cells along the way. It cannot determine the good cells from the bad. It must be given in doses because one big dose can actually be fatal.
About Cancer
Cancer is defined as an uncontrolled growth of a group of cells in the body. It can have devastating affects. Some cancers are manageable and even curable, others are terminal. It all depends on the type and location of the tumors or cells. Cancer treatments vary from cancer to cancer. There is chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and a multitude of alternative treatments available. New drugs and treatments are being explored everyday through clinical trials in the United States and other countries.
About Breast Cancer
Breast cancer is cancer that forms in the tissues of the breast. Breast cancer screening is especially important to detect lumps that may be cancerous. Self-examination can be an extremely effective way of detecting breast cancer as well.
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