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. [...]
Chemotherapy Induced Anemia and its Aftermath
According to the report published by American Association for Cancer Research, patients with breast cancer may be developed anemia during chemotherapy treatment. Both chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatments have less effect on anemic patients.
Fifty percent of cancer patients develop anemia, generally defined as a hemoglobin level <12 g/dl. The severity of anemia depends on many factors [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Hair Loss and Chemotherapy are they really related?
Hair loss due to due to chemotherapy is one of the most distressing side effects of chemo treatments. As chemotherapy treatment affects all the cells of the body and thus hair loss happens. The lining of the mouth, stomach, and the hair follicles are especially sensitive because those cells multiply rapidly just like the cancer [...]
Some Common Chemotherapy drugs
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 based [...]
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 [...]
A Brief Outline on Chemotherapy
Some types of cancer are cured by Chemotherapy treatment. Some general information is given here, about chemotherapy. Cancer refers to cancer, leukemia and lymphoma. Sometimes chemotherapy is used to treat non-cancerous conditions but often the doses are lower and the side effects may be reduced.
There are over 200 different types of cancer and over 50 [...]
