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Did you know Chemotherapy Side Effects?

So, did leukemia will cure if we use Chemotherapy Method? What is Chemotherapy?

Chemotherapy uses powerful drugs to destroy cancer cells. These drugs can be given intravenously (IV, through a vein), orally (by mouth), subcutaneously (injected under the skin), intramuscularly (injected into muscle), or intrathecally (injected into cerebrospinal fluid [CSF]).

Chemotherapy used to treat leukemia varies, because there are many different forms of this disease. In general, leukemia treatment combines chemotherapy with a number of different anticancer drugs, which destroy cancer cells by preventing them from growing and dividing rapidly.

Unfortunately, a number of the body’s normal, noncancerous cells (e.g., hair cells, red and white blood cells, blood-clotting platelets, cells that line the gastrointestinal tract) also divide rapidly, and are harmed by chemotherapy. Damage to these cells cause side effects, which depend upon the type and dose of the drugs, as well as the length of time that they are used.

Chemotherapy side effects may include the following:

* Temporary hair loss
* Mouth sores
* Anemia (decreased numbers of red blood cells; may cause fatigue, dizziness, and shortness of breath)
* Leukopenia (decreased numbers of white blood cells; may lower resistance to infection)
* Thrombocytopenia (decreased numbers of platelets; may lead to easy bleeding or bruising)
* Gastrointestinal symptoms (e.g., nausea, vomiting, diarrhea)

You can read more about Chemotherapy method at this site. Its interesting method.

Eyeman - Huh, diya. If you need to try chemotherapy method, will you like it? :)

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4 Responses to “Did you know Chemotherapy Side Effects?”

  1. diya says:

    err… mcm menakutkan je chermoteraphy neh. side effet die hair loss? agak tak snggup. huhu :oops:

  2. Iya pola makan sehat mesti di galakan yah :)

  3. Hi, I found your blog via Google while searching for hair loss drugs and your post regarding know Chemotherapy Side Effects? | No Health No Money looks very interesting for me

  4. Depression says:

    There are pretty many side effects of chemotherapy and researchers have been doing their best to find ways of preventing them from happening or at least reducing them. In the case of hair loss, prevention is achieved by putting on a cold cap meant to cool the scalp and reduce blood circulation in the area. As a result, the blood will not carry the drug to the hair follicles and this means that one’s hair will be protected from the damage of the drug.

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