Chemotherapy - Indications, side effects, benefits of the procedure

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CHEMOTHERAPYIndications, side effects, Benefits
of the Procedure
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• PACE Hospitals is one of the best hospital for
  chemotherapy in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It
  has a team of experienced oncologists who are
  experts in the latest cancer treatments. The
  hospital also has a state-of-the-art chemotherapy
  facility that provides a comfortable and
  supportive environment for patients.
• Department of Oncology offers a variety of
  chemotherapy options, including oral, injectable,
  and intrathecal chemotherapy. We also offers
  supportive care services, such as nausea and
  vomiting prevention, hair loss management, and
  pain management.

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• What is chemotherapy treatment?
• Chemotherapy is a cancer treatment that uses
  drugs to kill cancer cells. It is a systemic
  treatment, which means that the drugs travel
  through the bloodstream to reach cancer cells
  throughout the body.
• Chemotherapy is used to treat many different
  types of cancer, but not limited to cancer of
  breast, lung, prostate, colon, ovarian, pancreas,
  stomach, and leukaemia. It can be used alone or
  in combination with other treatments, such as
  radiation therapy or surgery.
• The side effects of chemotherapy can vary
  depending on the type of drug and the dose used.

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• Chemotherapy Meaning
• The treating of cancer with chemotherapeutic
  agents could be the basic chemotherapy
  definition. Whether traditional or targeted, the
  ultimate goals of chemotherapy are to prevent
  cancer cells from multiplying, invading,
  metastasizing (spreading), and ultimately killing
  the patient.
• Paul Ehrlich, a German chemist, coined the term
  chemotherapy which literally means "the
  treatment of diseases by chemicals" in Greek
  (chemo-, "chemical," and the therapeia,
  "healing"). He researched the usability of
  various chemicals as medications to treat several
  infectious disorders. He was also the first
  scientist to examine the usability of animal
  models to evaluate a range of compounds for their
  possible anti-disease activity. Due to his
  contributions, Paul Ehrlich is also called the
  Father of Chemotherapy.
• In the 1960s, radiotherapy and surgery were the
  cornerstones of cancer treatment. As metastases
  (cancer spread to other parts of body) and cancer
  recurrence following surgery and radiation
  therapy became clear, combination chemotherapy
  began to acquire importance.

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• Why does cancer occur?
• While there are various carcinogenic risk factors
  and cancer triggering factors, it is ultimately
  the genes which cause cancer. The carcinogenesis
  (birth of cancer) is the process by which normal
  cells are transformed into cancer cells due to an
  imbalance in the stimulatory and inhibitory
  growth signals (cell production and cell death
  signals).
• In carcinogenesis, normal mechanisms such as
  apoptosis (programmed cell death) and senescence
  (natural aging of cell) do not function properly
  and cannot control excessive cell division.
  Telomerase is an enzyme that enable cells to
  proliferate endlessly. While the telomerase
  activity and expression in most normal human
  cells is suppressed, in most cancer cells it is
  reactivated.
• ?Strategies to inhibit telomerase activity in
  cancer cells comprise one of many new molecular
  approaches that are currently being studied.
  Efforts are underway to target key genes,
  proteins, and receptors that facilitate cancer
  cell growth.

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Routes of Chemotherapy Administration 

• Depending on the stage and type of the cancer,
  chemotherapeutic administration can be either
• Oral chemotherapy (through mouth)
• Intravenous (injected into vein)
• Intraarterial (injected into artery)
• Intramuscular (injected into muscle)
• Intraperitoneal (injected into abdomen)
• Topical (applied on the skin)
• The condition of the patient could prompt the
  oncologist and healthcare team to provide the
  chemotherapy alone or with other treatments, such
  as surgery, radiation therapy, or biologic
  therapy.

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