chemo

Chemo is the shortened term for chemotherapy, which is the treatment of cancer with a combination of drugs that aim to inhibit the production of cancerous cells. The most widespread type of treatment involves the use of medication that kills rapidly diving cells, indiscriminate of their origin and purpose. This usually means that chemotherapy will damage healthy, non-cancerous cells as well.

There are several possible treatments for cancer aside cancer fighting drugs, including surgery, radiation therapy, complementary and alternative medicine, as well as palliative care. Treatment works best if it is used as early as possible, from the very first noticeable signs of cancer.

Immunosuppression, myelosuppression, infertility and teratogenicity count among the most common side effects of chemotherapy. Targeted therapy represents a more modern type of treatment and includes drugs that act only against cancer cells, therefore it is not grouped together with conventional chemotherapy.

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• Two and a Half Men Season 9 Episode 14 A Possum on Chemo

  
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• Lapis Lazuli and Sodalite

  
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  I have always used Lapis Lazuli and Sodalite for my communication issues. Never wondered why sometimes I seemed to come off a bit strong. Thanks for the heads up, will give the Blue Lace Agate a try. “What I am actually saying is that we need to be willing to let our intuition guide us, and then be willing to ...
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• Exposure to Chemicals Doubles Risk of Miscarriage in Nurses

  
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  Chemo Drugs and Chemical Sterilizing Agents I originally found this story while surfing yahoo news. Reuters Health reports that a recent study has shown that nurses are twice as likely to have a miscarriage with exposure to chemotherapy drugs or sterilizing agents. The survey included 7,500 nurses who had a pregnancy ...
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• Milo, the Last Surviving Hand-Holding Sea Otter, Has Died

  
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  In 2007, visitors to the  Vancouver Aquarium uploaded a video to YouTube of two otters holding hands (paws?) while sleeping on their backs in their tank. The adorable video quickly skyrocketed in popularity, becoming a seminal exemplar of videos going “viral.” The two otters were a female named Nyac and a ...
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• Book Review: Topic of Cancer: Riding the Waves of the Big C by Meg Stafford

  
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  Living that happens during breast cancer treatment.
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• Elephant eviction notice...

  
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  Tuesday I was armed with questions for Dr. Panwalkar. But the first thing he mentioned was that my platelets were pretty low and he didnt know if the study would allow me to do chemo that day. He also brought a third year med student with him. We are both a bit taken aback when he suggests that she do my physical ...
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• How we do the day after chemo...

  
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  My little dog--a heartbeat at my feet.  - Edith Wharton When I am knocked off my feet, there is one little boy in this house who I can count on meeting me where I am.  Most days anyhow. Back shortly with a full update...
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• Five Me an A, Give Me a T, Give Me an R, Give Me an A… What’s it Spell?

  
  Tam's Think Tank — Authority: 98
  ATRA… It’s cycle ten, people. Can’t believe it. 19 months since this all started and only just over nine months to go. I saw my oncologist today. The every three month visit. I had a couple of concerns as my liver counts had been elevated for awhile. My GP even ordered an ultrasound last week to make sure ...
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• SOMETIMES ALL YOU CAN DO IS LAUGH

  
  Your Brain After Chemo — Authority: 85
  Have you ever been on Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride at Disneyland? If so, then you may have an inkling of what goes on inside the head of my wonderful guest blogger, AnneMarie Ciccarella. Her story below and the posts she writes on her own blog (and if you havent checked them out yet then you should, you really, really ...
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• Stem Cell Transplant

  
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  I have had a fair few questions about my stem cell transplant recently.  And rightly so.  A stem cell transplant can mean a number of things from deriving a small amount of stem cells from fat tissues purely for cosmetic purposes all the way up to a total bone marrow transplant.  Here are the details of what I will ...
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