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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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “chemo”

 

• Cancer-Fighting Drug Avastin Linked To Flesh-Eating Bacteria

  
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  Cancer TherapyAn article in CBC News reports that Avastin, the cancer-fighting drug, has been linked to a flesh-eating disease, necrotizing fasciitis.The CBC reports:The agency issued a warning in conjunction with the drugs manufacturer, Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., echoing an earlier one from the U.S. Food and Drug ...
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• Cancer Specialist appointment: Good news and bad news

  
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  Yesterday I had my cancer specialist appointment. It was scheduled because I had completed 2 cycles (5 weeks each) of my Velcade chemo treatment. My chemo levels have lowered due to my treatment, but I will need to have radiation on the T7 vertebrae of my thoracic spine as there are multiple myeloma cells there that ...
  3 weeks ago

• Brain Tumor Surgery and Recovery – One Patient’s Story

  
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  It started off as a splitting headache that would not go away. Michelle Green tried a number of therapies: Massage, acupuncture, visiting a chiropractor. Then a neighbor suggested she see a doctor. “Thank God for pesky neighbors,” Green says. The tumor growing in her brain was the size of a golf ball. The news was ...
  3 weeks ago

• Cycle 2 Chemo Treatment is Done

  
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  So happy to be done Cycle 2. Watch the video for my analysis of my Velcade chemo treatment to date. I have 4 more (5 weeks each) cycles to go. Staying positive, loving life! The post Cycle 2 Chemo Treatment is Done appeared first on Fade to Play .
  3 weeks ago

• Another Chemo Grad ROCKS IT! Go Chris!

  
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  My chemo-comrad-cousin Chris (say that 3 times!) and I seem to have a lot in common these days. For one, were clearly relatives. But this last year has brought us together in a different way - through cancer, surgeries, side effects and treatment. Me with a 3rd breast cancer diagnosis and him with Non-Hodgkins ...
  3 weeks ago

• a qualified yay

  
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  1. the end of the middle of treatment In a couple of hours, I’ll have my sixth and last (hopefullyforeverknockonwood) chemo session. Before I started, I told people I was thinking of chemo as my four-month vacation from worrying about getting cancer, and it’s pretty much been that. I’ve used that time to ...
  3 weeks ago

• How To Tie a Tichel- Classic Turban Knot Style

  
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  The classic turban knot style is a really easy and original way to tie a tichel. It is perfect for hot summer days when you want something light and colorful to hold all your hair back and keep your hair off your neck. It has a great fitted support and makes covering your hair a dream. The best part is that you can ...
  4 weeks ago

• Velcade Chemo Treatment: My CT scan adventures

  
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  Soundcloud Storytelling On Monday I went to the hospital to get a CT scan . In February and March I had severe back/side pain for about 4 weeks that coincided with the beginning of my Velcade chemo treatment . During this period I was bedridden on prescription pain-killers as I wondered whether this was related ...
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• I GET KNOCKED DOWN

  
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  My Little Hero - 2003Since I had made it through thefirst half of the chemo treatments with many side effects but nothing that Icouldn’t handle, I figured that the next four treatments would... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Cancer: Best Advice from a Doctor-Turned-Patient (Part II)

  
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  Top tips and advice from a doctor/mother/breast cancer survivor for surviving and thriving during and after a medical crisis read more
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