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 [...]
The cost of cancer treatment rose dramatically in the recent past. Sparking fears that many people may be going without the most effective treatment, according to a study conducted by researchers from the National Cancer Institute. These fears prevented most from taking treatments. The survey conducted by Researchers using data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and [...]
Intrathecal chemotherapy is one way of chemotherapy in spinal canal. Intrathecal chemotherapy is given to treat certain types of cancer. Intrathecal chemotherapy is given by an intralumbar injection. This is when a needle that has chemotherapy in it is put into the spine. Intrathecal chemotherapy can also be given into a ventricle in brain. This [...]
Chemotherapy treatment causes fall out of hair because the drug that is being used to kill the cancer also destroys the delicate cells that are at the base of the hair bulb and are the growing cells of the hair. Hair fall is a necessary evil and without that happening, the cancer cells can not [...]
Chemotherapy can cause tiredness, confusion, and depression by interfering with certain functions in the central nervous system (brain) causing. These feelings will vanish once the chemotherapy dose is lowered or after finishing chemotherapy treatment.. Chemotherapy can make more likely to get infections. This happens because most anticancer drugs affect the bone marrow, making it harder [...]
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 [...]
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. Wearing hat is the best [...]
Pancreatic has created a serious havoc in the recent past. It claimed the lives of nearly 10,000 American’s last year. So researchers are seriously trying to put a full stop to this. A committee was recently set up to diagnose the cause and effects of pancreatic cancer by the World Health Organization. The pancreas is [...]