Treatment of Cancer
Chemotherapy is mainly used in the treatment of a tumor disease, and particularly in the fight against cancer. We distinguish the so-called adjuvant and neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
Adjuvant chemotherapy is carried out in connection with surgery or radiotherapy. This will possibly remaining residual tumor and micrometastases are killed.
In the neoadjuvant chemotherapy, the tumor is damaged and to reduce the tumor mass, held before a scheduled surgery or radiotherapy.
During chemotherapy, the patient / the patient with drugs called cytotoxic drugs, treatment that kill cells or inhibit the growth of malignant cells.
The act or cytotoxic chemotherapy drugs used may be either naturally occurring and synthetically produced by substances.
The oft-feared side effects of chemotherapy can already today be controlled very well with additional drugs. In the context of a quite specific to your patient or the patient tailored treatment plan, drawn up by the treating oncologist, a detailed medication schedule.
Thus, the nausea can not be completely avoided while but made considerably more tolerable compared to previously.
Changes in blood counts are monitored regularly during chemotherapy. Ggf. chemotherapy must be modified and adapted to the physical condition of the Patient. These may include blood transfusions to boost your immune system of patients.
In most cases, it is the patients who receive chemotherapy, hair loss. This may be obscure, but good with wigs, involving the health insurance costs per grant, with scarves or hats.
It is important to ensure good, nutritious diet during chemotherapy in order to preserve the body forces.
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