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Chemotherapy damages cells that are dividing rapidly. Most chemotherapy drugs enter the bloodstream and travel throughout the body to target rapidly dividing cancer cells in the organs and tissues. This is known as systemic treatment. Sometimes chemotherapy is delivered directly to the cancer. This is known as local chemotherapy.
Chemotherapy (chemo) is one of the most common treatments for cancer. Chemo may be used alone or with other treatments. If your treatment plan includes chemotherapy, knowing how it works and what to expect can help you make good decisions as you prepare for treatment. If you have more questions, ask your cancer care team to help you.
Depending on your type of cancer and how advanced it is, chemotherapy can cure or control cancer or ease symptoms caused by cancer. Chemotherapy cures cancer by destroying cancer cells to the point that your doctor can no longer detect them in your body and they will not grow back.
Chemotherapy (chemo) is the use of medicines to treat cancer. Chemo may cure or control the spread of or relieve symptoms from cancer. It kills or slows the growth of the primary cancer. It also works in the body against cancer cells that have spread (metastasized) from the primary location of the cancer.
27 Φεβ 2023 · Objectives: Describe the history of chemotherapeutic agents currently on the market. Review the mechanism of action of common chemotherapeutic classes and agents. Outline the most frequent adverse effects of the basic drug types, as well as some specific drug side effects.
Cancer chemotherapy is a modality of cancer therapy that involves the administration of chemical agents to destroy cancer cells. The aim of cancer chemotherapy is to cure where possible and palliative where cure is impossible.
Chemotherapy uses a range of drugs to kill cancer cells or slow their growth. This booklet also includes some information about other drug therapies such as targeted therapy, immunotherapy and hormone therapy. We cannot give advice about the best treatment for you.
