2. Chemotherapy is the use of toxic chemicals to
kill to cancer cells. It works in many ways.
Chemotherapy main goal is too kill cancer
cells
To stop them from spreading so it does not
come back
Make symptoms better
3. In 1940 and it was discovered by Paul Ehrlich
Discovered during World War II
It was accidently discovered
-when people were exposed to mustard gas
4. There are more than 300 drugs used in
chemotherapy
All drugs fall into four categories
1. Antimetabolites
2. Alkylating agents
3. Topoisomerase inhibitors
4. Anthracyclines
5. Make the tumor smaller
Kill cancer cells
Help when using other drugs like radiation
Kill cancer cells that have come back
Kill cancer cells that have spread
A tumor is a layer of tissue within the
human body
6. The chemical agents they use kills the cancer
cells
Tumors get smaller making surgery easier
Gets rid of pain by making the tumor smaller
Helps people enjoy life longer
7. It also kills normal Nausea
cells Infection
Anemia Fatigue
Loss of appetite Diarrhea
Hair loss
Mouth sores
Vomiting
How long the negative side effects last depends on the type of
chemotherapy and how your health is.
8. Anxious
Depressed
Afraid
Angry
Frustrated
Helpless
Lonely
People can join support groups to help.
9. Adjuvant-Given to improve survival when
cancer is no longer evident
Primary-Use of chemotherapy drugs as the
main treatment
Induction-Initiation of chemotherapy with
plans of further treatment
Combination-The use of two or more
chemotherapy drugs
10. Injection-Through muscle in your arm ,thigh
, hip, fat part of your arm, leg or belly
Intra-arterial-Directly into the artery that is
feeding the cancer
Intraperitoneal-Directly into the peritoneal cavity
Intravenous-Directly into the vain
Topical-in a cream that you rub on to your skin
Oral-comes in a pill, capsule, or liquid
Peritoneal cavity is the area that contains organs such as
intestines, stomach and liver
You do not need to stay at a hospital, chemotherapy is given at the
doctors office, in a clinic, at home or as an outpatient at the
hospital.
11. Cancer treatment is getting better all the time
because scientist are always trying to come
up with ways to beat it
Many people with cancer go into recovery
There are now over 300 types of drugs to
treat cancer
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herapy/CA00029.html
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158401.php
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Chemotherapy and you –national cancer
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