What is Chemotherapy and What Impact

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dangers of chemotherapy
If at some places in the body cells of growth are excessive, there will be a lump or tumor. These tumors have a benign or malignant. A malignant tumor is called cancer. Malignant tumors have distinctive properties, which can spread to other parts of the body to develop into new tumors. The spread is called metastases. Cancer has different characteristics. There is growing rapidly, there is growing not too fast.

The main function of chemotherapy drugs is to recognize and destroy cancer cells in the body. There are approximately 130 types of cancer diseases, which affect the condition of our body in various ways and require different handling. But all have the same type of cancer, which is composed of cells that divide rapidly and uncontrollably.

Chemotherapy is usually given before or after surgery. The goal is to eradicate all cancer cells through the roots, up to a location that is not affordable scalpel. At the very least to control the cancer cells spread more widely in order not to miss another. In the case of primary cancer treatment is through:
• Surgery or Surgery
Chemotherapy or by giving drugs
• The use of beam radiotherapy or radiation

Chemotherapy benefits, among others, are as follows:

1. Treatment
Some types of cancer can be cured completely with one type of chemotherapy or
some types of chemotherapy.

2. Control
Chemotherapy there that aim to inhibit cancer development in order not to
grow large or spread to other tissues.

3. Reduce Symptoms
If kemotarapi can not eliminate the cancer, the chemotherapy is given
aims to relieve symptoms in patients, such as relief of
pain and give a better feeling and reduce the size of the cancer in the area
was attacked.

Chemotherapy can be administered by infusion, direct injection (in muscles, subcutaneous, body cavity) and how to drink (tablets / capsules).

Chemotherapy also has side effects that greatly feared. There are people who did not feel any side effects of chemotherapy. Some women experience mild side effects. But there is also the pain of it. There is-no or severity of side effects of chemotherapy depend on many things, among other types of chemotherapy drugs, the condition of your body, your mental condition, and so on. Chemotherapy Side effects occur because chemotherapy drugs are very powerful, and not only kill cancer cells, but also attack healthy cells, especially cells that divide rapidly. Therefore the side effects of chemotherapy appear on parts of the body cells divide rapidly. Side effects can arise when treatment is being carried out or some time after treatment. Side effects that may arise are, among others:

1. Limp
Common side effects arise. Onset can be sudden or slow. Indirect
disappear with rest, sometimes continue until the end of treatment.

2. Nausea and Vomiting
There are several chemotherapy drugs are more make nausea and vomiting. In addition there
some people are very prone to nausea and vomiting. This can be prevented by
anti-nausea drugs given before, during, or after chemotherapy treatment. Nausea
vomiting may last a short or long.

3. Indigestion
Some types of chemotherapy drugs affect diarrhea. There's even a diarrhea accompanied
severe dehydration should be treated. Constipation can sometimes occur.
If diarrhea: subtract fiber foods, cereals, fruits and vegetables. Drinking a lot to
replace lost fluids.
When hard CHAPTER: multiply fiber foods, moderate exercise if possible

4. Sprue
Some chemotherapy drugs cause oral diseases such as thick or infection.
Conditions of a healthy mouth is essential in chemotherapy

5. Hair Loss
Hair loss is temporary, usually occurs two or three weeks after
chemotherapy begins. Can also cause hair breakage near the scalp. Can
occur after several weeks of therapy. Hair can grow back after chemotherapy is completed.

6. Muscle and Nerve
Some chemotherapy drugs cause tingling and numbness in fingers or toes
and weakness in leg muscles. Some muscle pain can occur.

7. Effect On Blood
Some types of chemotherapy drugs can affect the bone marrow is working
manufacturers of blood cells, so blood cell count decreased. The most common is
decrease in white blood cells (leokosit). Decrease in blood cells occurs in every chemotherapy and
Blood tests will be carried out before the next chemotherapy to ensure the number of cells
blood had returned to normal. Decrease in blood cell counts can lead to
8. The skin can become dry and discolored
More sensitive to the sun.
Nails grow more slowly and there is a transverse white line.

9. Hormone Production
lowered sexual appetite and fertility.

Some dietary supplement products claim to reduce the side effects of chemotherapy as well as to rebuild your body's condition. You can use it, but please check with an expert, and certainly with your doctor as well.
Today, with the increasingly widespread use of herbal medicines (which increasingly accepted among medical), many clinics which claim to be giving a free herbal chemotherapy side effects. If you intend to use it, make sure that you handle in the clinic is a medical doctor. At least you should consult with a physician who cared for you, and do laboratory tests regularly to monitor the results.

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