Chemotherapy

Preparing for Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy uses medications (drugs) to treat cancer. These drugs work by attacking cells that are dividing quickly. Therefore, they attack and kill the cancer cells. They, however, causes damage to ....

Chemotherapy: When should one seek medical advice?

Cancer survivors should be able to talk openly with their doctor. You and your doctor need information to treat you appropriately after completion of chemotherapy. Most cancers have a risk of recurren....

Procedure of Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy uses medications that are also known as "anti-cancer" drugs or "anti-neoplastics" to treat cancer. Cancer is caused due to the loss of the ability of the cells to divide and grow in an or....

Uses of Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy is type of treatment for cancer that uses powerful chemicals. The chemicals act on the fast-growing cancer cells in the body and kill them. There are many different types of chemotherapy ....