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MODALITIES OF CANCER
TREATMENTS
◦ - Neil Armstrong
CHEMOTHERAPY
CHEMOTHERAPY
●Chemotherapy-is the use of chemicals to treat disease.
● • -Paul Erlich, considered to be the father of chemotherapy,
●Chemotherapy is the use of antineoplastic drugs to promote
tumor cell destruction by interfering with cellular function and
reproduction. •
●It includes the use of various chemotherapeutic agents and
hormones.
GOALS OF CHEMOTHERAPY
CURE
Burkitt's lymphoma
Wilms' tumor
Neuroblastoma
Acute lymphocytic
leukemia
Hodgkin's lymphoma
Testicular cancer
CONTROL
Breast cancer
Non-Hodgkin's
lymphoma
Small cell lung cancer
Ovarian cancer
PALLIATION
Relieve pain
Relieve obstruction
Improve the sense of
well-being
• CLASSIFICATION
OF DRUGS
PRINCIPLES OF ADMINISTRATION
1. Chemotherapy is a practice that involve treating patient with number of different
drugs simultaneously.
The drugs differ in their mechanism and side effects.
The biggest advantage is minimizing the chances of resistance developing to anyone
agent.
2. Chemotherapy used in different clinical settings:
1.Primary induction: The primary treatment for patients with advanced cancer for
which no treatment exists.
2.Adjuvant chemotherapy: It is used to microme-tastatic disease at a time when tumor
burden is at minimum. It is also called as post-operative chemotherapy and can be
used when there is little evidence of cancer present, but there is risk of re-currence.

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  • 1.
  • 4. CHEMOTHERAPY ●Chemotherapy-is the use of chemicals to treat disease. ● • -Paul Erlich, considered to be the father of chemotherapy,
  • 5. ●Chemotherapy is the use of antineoplastic drugs to promote tumor cell destruction by interfering with cellular function and reproduction. • ●It includes the use of various chemotherapeutic agents and hormones.
  • 6. GOALS OF CHEMOTHERAPY CURE Burkitt's lymphoma Wilms' tumor Neuroblastoma Acute lymphocytic leukemia Hodgkin's lymphoma Testicular cancer CONTROL Breast cancer Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma Small cell lung cancer Ovarian cancer PALLIATION Relieve pain Relieve obstruction Improve the sense of well-being
  • 9. 1. Chemotherapy is a practice that involve treating patient with number of different drugs simultaneously. The drugs differ in their mechanism and side effects. The biggest advantage is minimizing the chances of resistance developing to anyone agent. 2. Chemotherapy used in different clinical settings: 1.Primary induction: The primary treatment for patients with advanced cancer for which no treatment exists. 2.Adjuvant chemotherapy: It is used to microme-tastatic disease at a time when tumor burden is at minimum. It is also called as post-operative chemotherapy and can be used when there is little evidence of cancer present, but there is risk of re-currence.