Mesothelioma Chemotherapy: An Overview

Mesothelioma Chemotherapy: An Overview

Chemotherapy treatment, use of drugs to kill cells or stop the spread of the cells to stop growth of cancer cells. Chemotherapy for physicians. Mesothelioma, which will help relieve pain and other problems caused by asbestos. It can be used in combination with radiation or surgery and radiotherapy.

Chemotherapy by mouth or injection into a vein or muscle, it may be substance in the blood reach the body. (Chemotherapy) system, the cancer cells to chemotherapy directly into the spine, organs or body cavities such as the abdomen, the drugs mainly affect those areas. (Regional chemotherapy), cancer cells, MST was more than one anticancer drug.

Chemotherapy Mesothelioma treatment depends on the way to handle this type of cancer being treated and the process.

Mesothelioma Chemotherapy is usually located in hospitals, clinics, doctor's office or outpatient treatment at home. But it depends on the drug and the patient's general health, patients need to be hospitalized.

Mesothelioma chemotherapy side effects.
Side effects of chemotherapy depend on the patient's medication and dosage. For other forms of treatment for mesothelioma, is one side effect different for each patient.

Mesothelioma Chemotherapy affects rapidly dividing cells in the body, including blood cells. Blood cells fight infection, help blood clot, and carry oxygen to all parts of the body when drugs damage cancer cells, patients are more likely to get caught. Infection may bruise or bleed easily and may have less energy.

In the same direction as hair follicle cells, including digestive share quickly. Thus, patients lose their hair, there may be other effects such as loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, or mouth ulcers.

Typically, these effects disappear after treatment, during treatment or recovery time and finish it. Medical advice on how to reduce side effects.