Chemotherapy,Enemy Or Friend?

There are approximately 130 types of cancer diseases, which affect the condition of our bodies with a variety of ways and requires handling different. But all types of cancer that have similarities: consists of cells that cleave to grow quickly and are not. The main function of chemotherapy drugs is to recognize and destroy cells such as this.

Chemotherapy has been used since 1950s. Ordinary given before or after surgery. Sometimes accompanied by radiation therapy, chemotherapy is sometimes enough. The objective is killing all the cancer cells to the radical, to a location that is not affordable scalpel. At least to control the cancer cells that do not spread more widely.

Because the type of cancer and the condition of each person is different, also different types of chemotherapy. Doctors will invite you to speak to decide which chemotherapy is most appropriate for you.Form of chemotherapy

There are several ways of chemotherapy:
1. In the form of a tablet or capsule that should be drunk several times a day.Benefits of oral chemotherapy such as this is can be done at home.
2. In the form of injections or injection. Can be done in the room physician practices, hospitals, clinics,even at home.
3. In the form of infus. Performed in a hospital, clinic,or at home (by a trained paramedics).

Depending on the type, the chemotherapy is given every day, once a week, three weeks, even once. How many series you have to undergo chemotherapy, also depending on your type of cancer.


Side Effects:

The most feared of the side effects associated with chemotherapy. Some people did not feel the side effects of chemotherapy. There is a mild side effects. But there is also a very suffer thereby. There are not-or heavy-light chemotherapy side effects depend on many things, among other types of chemotherapy drugs, the condition of your body, your mental condition, and so forth.

Chemotherapy side effects occur because chemotherapy drugs are very strong, and not only kill cancer cells, but also attack healthy cells, especially cells that split quickly.
Therefore, chemotherapy side effects appear in the parts of the body of the cell-selnya quickly split, namely:

Hair falloff
-Bone marrow
(reduced hemoglobin, trombosit, and white blood cell,making the body weak,tired feeling,shortness of breath,easy to experience bleeding,infection, and easy)
-Skin (go / become black, dry, and itchy), mouth and throat (sariawan, feel dry, and difficult to swallow)
-Alimentary tract (nausea, vomiting, pain in the stomach)
-Hormone production (lower fertility and sexual lust)

But you need not fear. Together with chemotherapy, doctors usually give the medicines for side effects associated with the minimal possible. Moreover all the side effects are temporary. Once the chemotherapy is stopped, your condition will recover as they are.

Some of the food supplement products claiming to reduce chemotherapy side effects as well as rebuild the condition of the body. You can use it, but consult with experts, and is certainly also with your doctor.

Currently, with more and more use of herbal medicines (which is increasingly accepted among medical), many clinics that claim to be able to give 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 doctor who cared for you, and do laboratory examination regularly to monitor the results.