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Chemotherapy prevents the cancer cells from spreading and growing by destroying them or stopping them from dividing.
Cancer cells tend to grow and proliferate very quickly if they lack control or order. Because these cells grow very quickly, they can sometimes become separated from the actual tumor and can also travel to other places in the body. So chemotherapy will be helpful in weakening and destroying the cells in the actual tumor and also in the other parts of the body.
Most common cells will grow and divide in a precise and ordered manner. Some cells can divide very quickly, including the cells in nails, hair follicles, digestive tract, bone marrow, and mouth. This treatment involves the use of chemical agents, which can stop the cells from growing. This can also eliminate the spread of the cells to other parts of the original site. As a result, this is considered the systemic treatment.
How it works?
This is mainly intended to kill the cancer cells. This will be given through the vein and injected into the body cavity or it can also be given in the form of pills depending on the medicine being used to treat you.
Chemotherapy works by reducing the growth or destroying the cancer cells; but unfortunately it cannot tell the difference between healthy cells and cancer cells. This can therefore also be unintentionally harmful to the other types of rapidly dividing cells, possibly causing side effects from chemotherapy.
Some cancer cells will grow quickly while others will grow slowly. As a result, different types of drugs are used in chemotherapy to target different growth patterns of cancer cells. Each drug used in this therapy has a specific mode of action and they work effectively in the life cycle of the cancer treatment by targeting the cancer cells. Your doctor will decide which chemotherapy drug is right for you.
What are the side effects?
The aim is to ensure that your treatment is as timely, hassle-free and as effective as possible. The treatment works by destroying cancer cells, but it can also cause some side effects, such as:
• Low red blood cell count
• Low white blood cell count
• Vomit
• Nausea
• Fatigue
• Hair loss
While some side effects are uncomfortable, they are temporary. Some can also cause a dose reduction and delay in treatment or even be life-threatening. Fortunately, efficient progress has been made in improving “proactive” therapies, which will be helpful in managing the side effects.
Take an active role as you deal with the side effects. Read more about the things you can do and discuss your problems with the doctor.
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