Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy is
the use of medications to treat any disease, it is majorly use in the context
of cancer.
Chemotherapy is
just one of the instrument used to treat cancer, this strategy depends on the
type of cancer and its location in the body.
Chemotherapeutic
drugs are cytotoxic drugs (cell-killing drugs) for both normal and malignant
cells.
Chemotherapy had
been passed to be very active and curing in some form of cancers.
Side effects of chemotherapy
The side effects
of chemotherapy differs, this most times depend on the type of drugs being used.
Below is a list of
the more common side effects:
-Diarrhea
-Nausea
-Hair loss
-Fatigue
-Infertility
- Blood disorders
-Early menopause
-Headaches
-Muscle pain
-Stomach pain
-Pain
Radiation
Radiation is also
a treatment that is used when dealing with cancer, this procedure employs the
use of concentrated X-rays or other energy particles to destroy cancerous cell.
Radiotherapy
Radiotherapy is
the strategy employed to treat forms of cancer. Around 40% of all cancer
patients undergo some form of radiotherapy to treat and cure the disease.
Radiotherapy can
also be classified as radiation therapy, radiation oncology, and XRT.
The process of
radiotherapy uses beams of high-energy X-ray particles to destroy and eliminate
the growth of cancer cells.
The following side
effects are associated with radiotherapy:
Side effects of Radiotherapy
-Diarrhea.
-Nausea
-Upset stomach
-Bladder
irritation
-Narrowing of the
vagina
-Interrupted
menstrual cycle
-Early menopause
-Dehydration
-Infertility
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