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. [...]
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 [...]
Pancreatic Cancer – A silent Assassin
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 [...]
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 [...]
