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Chemotherapy, in its most general sense, refers to treatment of disease by chemicals that kill cells, both good and bad, but specifically those of micro-organisms or cancerous tumours. In popular usage, it refers to antineoplastic drugs used to treat cancer or the combination of these drugs into... Read enhanced Wikipedia article
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Hair removal Many forms of cancer require chemotherapy, which often causes severe and irregular hair loss.

Fred W. Hunt The chemotherapy caused a temporary loss of feeling in his hands and skewed his perception of color.

Adverse effect Hair loss and anemia may be caused by chemotherapy against cancer, leukemia, etc.

Adverse drug reaction Hair loss and anemia may be caused by chemotherapy against cancer, leukemia, etc.

Results for "chemotherapy causes damage"

Spirulina (organism) Spirulina helps prevent heart damage caused by chemotherapy using Doxorubicin, without interfering with its anti-tumor activity.

Spirulina (dietary supplement) Spirulina helps prevent heart damage caused by chemotherapy using Doxorubicin, without interfering with its anti-tumor activity.

Brain damage Chemotherapy can cause brain damage to the neural stem cells and oligodendrocyte cells that produce myelin.

Results for "chemotherapy causes mucositis"

Mucositis Caphosol is a mouth rinse which has been shown to prevent and treat oral mucositis caused by radiation and high dose chemotherapy.

Magic mouthwash Typically, a magic mouthwash is prescribed to treat the pain associated with mucositis caused by radiation therapy or chemotherapy.

Kepivance Kepivance is used to prevent and treat oral mucositis (mouth sores) caused by high-dose chemotherapy and radiation therapy in leukemia and lymphoma.

Results for "chemotherapy causes vomit"

Adjuvant chemotherapy Chemotherapy frequently causes vomiting, nausea, alopecia,mucositis, myelosuppresion particularly neutropenia,sometimes resaulting in septicaemia.

Prochlorperazine As an antiemetic, particularly for nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy, radiation therapy and in the pre- and postoperative setting

Results for "chemotherapy causes anemia"

Adverse effect Hair loss and anemia may be caused by chemotherapy against cancer, leukemia, etc.

Adverse drug reaction Hair loss and anemia may be caused by chemotherapy against cancer, leukemia, etc.

Results for "chemotherapy causes drugs"

Merck & Co. Emend Injection (fosaprepitant dimeglumine) - an intravenous drug for nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy

Results for "chemotherapy causes Haze"

Summer Haze In 2006 Haze appeared in a documentary, produced by porn director Mike South, about her plastic surgery to correct her weight gain and damage to her face, caused by chemotherapy during various bouts of ovarian and cervical cancer since 1998.

Results for "chemotherapy causes dna"

HMGA2 Specifically, HMGA2-high cancers display an abnormally strong response to double strand breaks in DNA caused by radiation therapy and some forms of chemotherapy.

Results for "chemotherapy causes care"

Caphosol Caphosol can be used as an adjunct to standard oral care in the prevention and treatment of the mucositis that may be caused by radiation therapy or high dose chemotherapy.

Results for "chemotherapy causes CINV"

Aprepitant It has also been shown to increase the activity of the 5-HT3 receptor antagonists ondansetron and the corticosteroid dexamethasone, which are also used to prevent CINV caused by chemotherapy.

Results for "chemotherapy causes myelosuppression"

Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor Chemotherapy can cause myelosuppression and unacceptably low levels of white blood cells, making patients prone to infections and sepsis.

Results for "chemotherapy causes dysplasia"

Erythroid dysplasia Erythroid dysplasia may be caused by vitamin deficiency or chemotherapy, or it may be a sign of refractory anemia, which is a myelodysplastic syndrome.

Results for "chemotherapy causes immunodeficiency"

Oral ulcer Chemotherapy, HIV, and mononucleosis are all causes of immunodeficiency with which oral ulcers become a common manifestation.

Results for "chemotherapy causes scleroderma"

Systemic scleroderma Bleomycin (a chemotherapeutic agent) and possibly taxane chemotherapy may cause scleroderma, and occupational exposure to solvents has been linked with an increased risk of systemic sclerosis.

Results for "chemotherapy causes studies"

Ginger Ginger has been found effective in multiple studies for treating nausea caused by seasickness, morning sickness and chemotherapy, though ginger was not found superior over a placebo for pre-emptively treating post-operative nausea.

Results for "chemotherapy causes promise"

Bupropion Bupropion also showed promise as a treatment for sexual dysfunction caused by chemotherapy for breast cancer and for orgasmic dysfunction.

Results for "chemotherapy causes treatment"

Caphosol Caphosol can be used as an adjunct to standard oral care in the prevention and treatment of the mucositis that may be caused by radiation therapy or high dose chemotherapy.

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surgery, cytoreductive, strategy, Sears, hysterectomy, part, orchidectomy, cancer, option and mainstay.

Results for "chemotherapy follows surgery"

Carly Fiorina She underwent surgery at Stanford Hospital on March 2, 2009 followed by chemotherapy, which caused her to lose her hair, and radiation therapy.

Basal cell carcinoma Chemotherapy often follows Mohs surgery to eliminate the residual superficial basal cell carcinoma after the invasive portion is removed.

Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Cervix According to a report (Yang, et. al. 2003), multi-agent chemotherapy and pelvic radiotherapy before surgery (radical hysterectomy) followed by chemotherapy after surgery produce better outcomes for its patients.

The Marcus Foundation The surgery lasted sixteen hours and was followed by more chemotherapy and a linear accelerator treatment at Brigham and the Women's Hospital in Boston.

Teratoma For malignant teratomas, usually, surgery is followed by chemotherapy.

Uterine papillary serous carcinoma If the tumor has spread surgery is cytoreductive followed by radiation therapy and/or chemotherapy.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Ginsburg was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 1999 and underwent surgery followed by chemotherapy and radiation therapy.

Uterine serous carcinoma If the tumor has spread surgery is cytoreductive followed by radiation therapy and/or chemotherapy.

Uterine clear cell carcinoma If the tumor has spread surgery is cytoreductive followed by radiation therapy and/or chemotherapy.

Results for "chemotherapy follows cytoreductive"

Uterine papillary serous carcinoma If the tumor has spread surgery is cytoreductive followed by radiation therapy and/or chemotherapy.

Uterine serous carcinoma If the tumor has spread surgery is cytoreductive followed by radiation therapy and/or chemotherapy.

Uterine clear cell carcinoma If the tumor has spread surgery is cytoreductive followed by radiation therapy and/or chemotherapy.

Results for "chemotherapy follows strategy"

History of cancer chemotherapy James Holland, Emil Freireich, and Emil Frei hypothesized that cancer chemotherapy should follow the strategy of antibiotic therapy for tuberculosis with combinations of drugs, each with a different mechanism of action.

Results for "chemotherapy follows Sears"

William Sears (physician) According to his website, in 1997, Sears underwent major surgery for colon cancer, followed by radiation therapy and chemotherapy.

Results for "chemotherapy follows hysterectomy"

Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Cervix According to a report (Yang, et. al. 2003), multi-agent chemotherapy and pelvic radiotherapy before surgery (radical hysterectomy) followed by chemotherapy after surgery produce better outcomes for its patients.

Results for "chemotherapy follows part"

Robert Müller Part of the tumor was surgically removed, followed by chemotherapy and radiation treatment later in the year.

Results for "chemotherapy follows orchidectomy"

Adjuvant chemotherapy In testicular cancer, adjuvant either radiotherapy or chemotherapy may be used following orchidectomy.

Results for "chemotherapy follows cancer"

Castration Testicular cancer is generally treated by surgical removal of the cancerous testicle(s) (orchiectomy), often followed by radiation or chemotherapy.

Results for "chemotherapy follows option"

Brain tumor The main treatment option for single metastatic tumors is surgical removal, followed by radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy.

Results for "chemotherapy follows mainstay"

Breast cancer treatment The mainstay of breast cancer treatment is surgery when the tumor is localized, followed by chemotherapy (when indicated), radiotherapy and adjuvant hormonal therapy for ER positive tumours (with tamoxifen or an aromatase inhibitor).

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Results for "chemotherapy treats patient"

Chemotherapy Combination chemotherapy is a similar practice that involves treating a patient with a number of different drugs simultaneously.

Ruttonjee Hospital It was converted into the "Ruttonjee Hospital", a 600-bed general hospital, in 1991 not only because the number of patients suffering from tuberculosis had decreased, but also because patients are increasingly treated by out-patient chemotherapy.

Cancer of unknown primary origin No method is standard, but chemotherapy, radiation therapy, hormone therapy, and surgery may be used alone or in combination to treat patients who have CUP.

Results for "chemotherapy treats cancer"

Hodgkin's lymphoma Hodgkin's lymphoma was one of the first cancers which could be treated using radiation therapy and, later, it was one of the first to be treated by combination chemotherapy.

Gemcitabine GemCarbo chemotherapy, consisting of a combination of gemcitabine and carboplatin, is used to treat several different types of cancer, but is most commonly used to treat lung cancer.

Results for "chemotherapy treats mass"

Hemangioendothelioma Surgical resection, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy have all been used to treat these masses.

Results for "chemotherapy treats type"

Gemcitabine GemCarbo chemotherapy, consisting of a combination of gemcitabine and carboplatin, is used to treat several different types of cancer, but is most commonly used to treat lung cancer.

Results for "chemotherapy treats infants"

Pilomyxoid astrocytoma Chemotherapy may be implemented for the treatment of inoperable or partially resected gliomas.Chemotherapy may also be used to treat afflicted infants and very young children.

Results for "chemotherapy treats CLL"

B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia CLL is treated by chemotherapy, radiation therapy, biological therapy, or bone marrow transplantation.

Results for "chemotherapy treats disease"

Ovarian cancer Chemotherapy is used after surgery to treat any residual disease, if appropriate.

Results for "chemotherapy treats children"

Pilomyxoid astrocytoma Chemotherapy may be implemented for the treatment of inoperable or partially resected gliomas.Chemotherapy may also be used to treat afflicted infants and very young children.

Results for "chemotherapy treats evaluation"

Breast cancer treatment Physical examination and conventional imaging techniques still have an important place in the evaluation of breast cancer treated by neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

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    Chemotherapy

    Chemotherapy, in its most general sense, is the treatment of disease by chemicals especially by killing micro-organisms or cancerous cells. In popular usage, it refers to antineoplastic drugs used to treat cancer or the combination of these drugs into a cytotoxic standardized treatment regimen.
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    Chemotherapy regimens

    Chemotherapy regimens are often identified with acronyms, identifying the agents used in combination. Unfortunately, the letters used are not consistent across regimens, and in some cases (for example, "BEACOPP") the same letter is used to represent two different treatments.
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    History of cancer chemotherapy

    The era of cancer chemotherapy began in the 1940s with the first use of nitrogen mustards and folic acid antagonist drugs. Cancer drug development has exploded since then into a multi-billion dollar industry.
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    Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology

    Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology is an academic journal addressing topics in the pharmacology of medical oncology.
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    Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

    Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (print-ISSN 0066-4804, CODEN AMACCQ; canceled ISSN 0074-9923, canceled CODEN AACHAX) is an academic journal published by the American Society for Microbiology. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy is a major forum devoted exclusively to antimicrobial, antiviral, antifungal, and antiparasitic agents and chemotherapy.
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    CBV (chemotherapy)

    CBV refers to Cytoxan (cyclophosphamide), BCNU (carmustine), and VP-16 (etoposide), three drugs in a chemotherapy regimen commonly given to lymphoma... and cannot benefit from standard chemotherapy. Since a patient's bone marrow is virtually guaranteed not to survive a course of CBV, the receiving patient must receive a transplant (allogenic or autologous, depending on his or her condition) of stem cells (formerly referred to as a bone marrow...
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    Low-dose chemotherapy

    Low-dose Chemotherapy is being studied/used in the treatment of cancer to avoid the side effects of conventional chemotherapy. Historically, oncologists have used the highest possible dose that the body can tolerate in order to kill as many cancer cells as possible.
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    Neoadjuvant chemotherapy

    for information on neoadjuvant therapy in rectal cancer,see the article neoadjuvant therapy in rectal cancer Neoadjuvant therapy refers to systemic drug treatment or radiation therapy given to people with cancer prior to surgery. ... Adjuvant chemotherapy
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    Antiviral Chemistry & Chemotherapy

    Antiviral Chemistry & Chemotherapy is a peer-reviewed academic journal published bimonthly by International Medical Press, London, UK. Founded in January 1990, the journal was published by Blackwell Science until 1997.
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    Breast cancer chemotherapy

    Breast cancer chemotherapy refers to the use of cytotoxic drugs (chemotherapy) in the treatment of breast cancer.

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