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Chemotherapy as a Treatment for Cancer
It was a commonly held notion that along with cancer treatment through chemotherapy come a variety of side effects which may have quite an impact on one's life later on. In the recent years, however, this concept has been changed because the side effects can be controlled and minimized. Considering the fact that chemotherapy is one of the most effective and reliable cancer treatments, many have come to terms with it and are considering the fight against cancer with this process (Cukier).
Chemotherapy can be described as the treatment which involves the chemical substances that enable the body to kill the cancer cells and slow down their growth process. It is a kind of systematic process which allows the cells of the disease to be eliminated from their origin. Weighing out the statistics shows just how many people who suffer from cancer are treated using these procedures and how that assists them to live a healthy and prosperous life ahead. One of the treatment and recovery plan after the completion of the procedure is the chemotherapy regimen which involves the intake of certain drugs which ensure the effective completion of the treatment and complete elimination of cancer from the body. This plan is very important to follow as it is an integral follow up of the chemotherapy treatment.
How does Chemotherapy work?
The body works in such a way that the normal tissues in our body consist of millions of cells that keep growing and when they reach maturity, they do not divide as much as...
They do divide in circumstances where they want to repair their damaged state. They may split into two new cells which are identical and then they multiply further creating millions of new cells. In cancer however, the cells multiply much faster and keep dividing till there are billions of cells spread out in the body. These masses of cells then come together and end up forming a lump which is known as a tumor (Quinn).
Chemotherapy therefore enters the blood stream and kills all these dividing cells in order to prevent the further spreading. The process of chemotherapy starts by targeting the control centre or the main origin of the cancer which sends out more cells that end up dividing. Cutting off the source of origin ensures that no new cells will be formed. The process then targets the already present cells by interrupting their processes and stopping the division of the cells further into more.
The drugs injected into the body travel in the blood stream and reach all the organs and parts of the body so that the cancer stops where it is rather than spreading to another organ somehow.
As mentioned above, chemotherapy's main purpose is to eliminate all the cancer cells from the body in order to prevent it from spreading further. There are different methods of performing chemotherapy which include, drugs being injected in a person's cavity, it may be injected into the veins with the help of tubes, or it can also be performed by giving the patient some pills to take. The method chosen depends on how…
Bibliography
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Quinn, Susan. Human Trials: Scientists, Investors and Patients in the Quest for a Cure. Cambridge: Perseus Publishing, 2001.
Rn, Nancy S. "Insomnia, Fatigue, Anxiety, Depression and Quality of Life of Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy." Scholarly Inquiry for Nursing Practice (2000).
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