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#hen an indi$idual hear the %ord &an&er that is enough to s&are anyone' Can&er is one o( )meri&a*s most leading diseases' Chemotherapy has many drugs that &an&er patients ha$e an option to &hoose (rom during this illness' i((erent &hemo drugs! side e((e&ts! and diminished side e((e&ts are all things that happen +e(ore! during! and a(ter &hemo'

Chemo is the medi&ation treatments used to treat &an&er &ells (rom multiplying' Patients &hemo &an +e used in a $ariety o( %ays depending upon the type o( &an&er diagnosed! su&h as lymphoma! +reast! and lung &an&er are all &an&ers! %hi&h re,uires &hemo' Chemo treatment &an +e used to &ure &an&er! stop &an&er (rom spreading! or to slo% the pro&ess do%n' epending on the stage o( the &an&er and the e((e&ti$eness determine on the length o( the medi&ation' ) person &an re&ei$e &hemo e$ery day! %ee-! or month' Chemo treatment is al%ays an option! +ut the radiation may not +e gi$en! i( stage is already (ar gone' The medi&al treatment is ga$e in se$eral di((erent %ays the pill! $eins! or the &hest' )n indi$idual &an re&ei$e the therapy not only at the hospital! +ut also at home and the &an&er &enter! depending on the medi&ation type'

i((erent &hemo drugs %ill ser$e a di((erent purpose (rom one another' o.oru+i&in! "leomy&in! and /in+lastine are all &hemo drugs used during a $ariety o( &an&er treatments' o.oru+i&in has a trade name o( 0)driamy&in1 is the same drug' This drug should +e gi$en as an in2e&tion through the $ein %ith a syringe' The medi&ation is used to treat multiplying &an&erous

Chemotherapy Treatment &ells' )nother &hemo drug in$ol$ed may +e the "leomy&in' "leomy&in &an +e used to treat &er$i&al &an&er and head and ne&- &an&er' This pre$ents +uild up (luids (rom getting around the lungs! %hi&h &an happen during some &an&ers' )lso the drug &an +e in2e&ted into the $eins! +ut pre(era+ly in(used' 3e.t drug ta-en to slo% the gro%th o( &an&er &ells do%n %ould +e /in+lastine' /in+lastine &an to +e used (or many -inds o( &an&er and it is re&ei$ed through the $eins' o.oru+i&in! "leomy&in! and /in+lastine are $ery important &hemotherapy drugs to +e

used during &hemo treatments! %hi&h should ne$er +e missed or mi.ed %ith any other medi&ations unless dire&ted +y a do&tor'

)(ter ta-ing many medi&ations throughout &hemo! side e((e&ts are going to &ome! +e&ause the +ody is trying to ad2ust to the medi&ations' Mouth sores! hair loss! and dry s-in are part o( the side e((e&t during this time' Mouth sores are one o( the &ommon e((e&ts that &annot +e pre$ented' ) (e% %ays to delay the pro+lem is to -eep the mouth &lean! inspe&ting the mouth! +rushing properly! and a$oiding al&oholi& +e$erages' 4air loss &an happen o(ten during this time o( illness' 4air loss &an +egin a &ouple o( months into the treatments +e&ause o( the strength o( the radiation' 4air loss normally %ill start to gro% +a&- a (e% %ee-s a(ter the last treatment' #hile in &hemo not only does the mouth get sores and hair is losses! +ut also a patient s-in &hanges' The drugs are so po%er(ul that it is &onstantly -ills many &ells! so the +ody loses hydration and +e&ome it&hy! dry! and red' Thi&- &ream! &o$ering up (rom sun and mild soaps &an help %ith the pro+lem' Mouth sores! hair loss! and dry s-in a (e% o( the many side e((e&ts that go into e((e&t %hen ta-ing &hemotherapy' )(ter ta-ing &hemo the side e((e&ts usually diminish' The medi&ation %ill automati&ally redu&e %hen a person is done %ith the treatment! so he or she &an get +a&- to normal a&ti$ities' 5(

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a person has &on(iden&e and persisten&e he or she %ill do %hate$er it ta-es to get +a&- to onesel(' 7.er&ising and eating healthy &an +e a start to diminish the e((e&ts' )&upun&ture has +een -no%n to help people %ith &an&er and the side e((e&ts' This te&hni,ue has pro$en to treat many illness and ailments' )&upun&ture is suggested +e(ore or a(ter &hemo to ease any pains'

i((erent &hemo drugs! side e((e&ts! and diminishing side e((e&ts are all o+sta&les a &an&er patient has to deal %ith %hile undergoing the medi&ines o( &hemo' 5( an indi$idual (ollo% the steps instru&ted +y the do&tor a person %ill ha$e a greater &han&e at li(e'

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