Many patients both men and women die due to Lung cancer and is very common cause to death and it ranks second to breast cancer. People in the age group of 45 and 70 may get affected by this. The main cause of lung cancer is smoking cigarettes. Lung cancer begins in lung and so [...]
A set of medicines used for treating cancer is Chemotherapy. Under this several types of medicines are taken in the form of liquid, tablets or capsule. Oral chemotherapy does not need to take injections into the body. Oral chemotherapy also gives good results and works better like other chemotherapy forms. Mostly chemotherapy drugs are injected [...]
Chemotherapy treatment can cause not only short term side effects but also some long term side effects that persist for several months and years later. Tiredness and lack of stamina is one of the long term effects. Radiotherapy to the neck can cause under-active thyroid function sometimes years later, which is characterised by tiredness and [...]
There are different ways of giving Chemotherapy such as intravenously (through a vein), by mouth, through an injection (shot), or applied on the skin. By vein (intravenous, or IV, treatment) Chemotherapy is mostly given intravenously (IV), through a vein. A thin needle is inserted into a vein on the hand or lower arm at the [...]
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 [...]
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 to [...]
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 [...]
Some of the commonly used chemotherapy drugs are: Actinomycin D, Adriamycin, Alkeran, Ara-C, Avastin, BiCNU, Busulfan, Carboplatinum, CCNU, Cisplatinum, Cytoxan, Daunorubicin, DTIC, 5-FU, Fludarabine, Gemcitabine, Herceptin, Hydrea, Idarubicin, Ifosfamide, Irinotecan, Leustatin, 6-MP, Methotrexate, Mithramycin, Mitomycin, Mitoxantrone, Navelbine, Nitrogen Mustard, Rituxan, 6-TG, Taxol, Taxotere, Topotecan, Velban, Vincristine and VP-16. Chemotherapy drugs are divided into several groups [...]