Chemotherapy for Cancer Treatment

Chemotherapy prevents cancer cells spread and grow to destroy them or stop them divided.

Cancer cells tend to grow and increase very quickly if they have no control or order. As these cells grow very fast, sometimes it can get a share of real tumors and they can also travel to other places in the body. Thus, chemotherapy will be helpful in weakening and destroying tumor cells in real and in other parts of the body.

Most normal cells grow and be distributed in a precise and orderly manner. Some cells can divide rapidly, including cells of the nails, hair follicles, gastrointestinal tract, bone marrow, and mouth. This treatment involves the use of chemical substances that can stop cell growth. It can also eliminate the division of cells in other parts of the original site. As a result, this is due to a systematic treatment.

How does it work?

In fact it is designed to kill cancer cells. It will be administered through a vein and injected into the cavity of the body or can be obtained in tablet form, which will depend on the drug used to treat you.

Chemotherapy works by reducing the growth or destroy cancer cells, but unfortunately it can not know the difference between healthy cells and cancer cells. Thus, it can also be unintentionally detrimental to other kind of fast dividing cells, likely caused by chemotherapy side effects.

Some cancer cells to grow rapidly, while others grow slowly. As a result, several types of drugs used in chemotherapy to target various forms of cancer cell growth. Each drug used in treatment of a specific mode and work effectively in the life cycle of cancer treatment by targeting cancer cells. Your doctor will decide which chemotherapy drug is suitable for you.

What are the side effects?

aim to make your treatment as a timely, trouble-free and as effective as moguće.Liječenje works by destroying cancer cells, but also can cause some side effects such as:

• The low number of red blood cells
• The low number of white blood cells
• Vomiting
• Nausea
• Fatigue
• Hair Loss

Although some side effects are uncomfortable, they are temporary. Some may also cause a reduction in dosage and delays in treatment or even life-threatening. Fortunately, effective progress on improving the "proactive" therapies, which will be helpful in managing side effects.

take an active role, while managing the side effects. Learn more about all the things that you can and discuss your concerns with your doctor.