Rice Chemotherapy-A Brief Overview
A specific type of chemotherapy where a specific type of drugs is used to get rid of lymphoma is called Rice Chemotherapy. Different drugs are used in rice chemotherapy that can effectively reduce the anguish of a cancer patient and help him to fight against cancer. Carboplatin, etoposide and ifosfamide are the three major drugs [...]
Hats for Chemotherapy
One of the side effects of chemotherapy treatment is hair loss. Hair loss can be reduced but can not be avoided totally under chemotherapy treatment. There are different ways to cope with this hair loss. Some of cancer patients may be headscarf. Some other patients may decide to wear hat. [...]
Curcumin a real Time Opponent for Cancer
Apart from the synthetic drugs, cancer can also be cured by observing a good diet. Curcumin is said to have great cancer curing properties. Curcumin is also called as turmeric and appears yellow in color. Curcumin has been a great field of interest for cancer researchers and it has been proved that in countries where [...]
How effective is Chemotherapy for Prostate Cancer?
The prostate, a part of the male reproductive system, is about the same size and shape as a walnut and weighs about an ounce. It is located below the bladder and in front of the rectum, and surrounds the urethra, the tube-like structure that carries urine from the bladder out through the penis. The main [...]
Chemotherapy Guidelines Does this really matter?
There are variety of care settings wherein chemotherapy is administered. Most of the cancer patients receive systemic chemotherapy in an ambulatory care setting or in a day care unit designed to care for patients requiring lengthy infusions. Admission in Hospital is reserved for patients who require intensive monitoring or are acutely ill. The shift [...]
Chemotherapy Treatment They are the Best for Cancer
Chemotherapy treatment is used as the primary treatment for colon cancer, or as adjuvant therapy along with surgery and radiation treatment. The course of chemotherapy treatment used will depend on the stage of the cancer, the health of the patient, and the doctor’s preferences.
One or more of drugs are used under Chemotherapy treatment to kill [...]
Chemotherapy for Colon Cancer
Colon cancer usually starts as small growths on the inside of the colon called polyps. It takes several years that these polyps to grow large enough to be seen during a routine colonoscopy and then it takes several more years for those polyps to become cancerous.
The reason for colon cancer is unknown, but there [...]
Chemotherapy-An Effective treatment for Cancer
Cancer cells quickly adapt to toxic environments, they readily alter themselves to assure their continued survival, and they utilize biologic mechanisms to promote cellular immortality. These factors make cancer an extremely difficult disease to treat.
Chemotherapy drugs have a high rate of failure because they usually kill only specific types of cancer cells within a tumor [...]
Side effects of Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy can cause different side effects to different people due to different administration of different drugs and the dosage of drugs.
A particular drug may not be suited to some people but the same drug may be useful for some others. A lot depends on finding the right dose that will be effective against the [...]
Breast Cancer Chemotherapy: An Ideal Solution
Use of anti-cancer drugs to kill cancer cells is referred as Chemotherapy. The doctor who determines the drugs and the dosage is known as a medical oncologist. Chemotherapy can be used for three major purposes: Adjuvant therapy: The goal is to prevent or postpone cancer from coming back after the initial surgery and radiation. [...]