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Chemotherapy is the best and efficient way to treat cancer patient with the help of anti-cancer drugs. There are different types of chemotherapy to treat cancer. Chemotherapy attracts the cancerous cells directly which shrinks the size of the tumor but in this method it may damage the normal and healthy cells which may lead to many side effects. This treatment can be used as a main form of treatment or supplement other treatments. Chemotherapy helps to prevent the cancer from coming back.
Oral Chemotherapy
Thanks to the scientific development in cancer treatment, there are different types of chemotherapy which can be taken in different forms to fight back. Now day’s drugs are available in liquid, tablet or capsule form. Medicine which is taken by mouth for the treatment of cancer is known as oral chemotherapy. It is considered as one of the most efficient ways to treat cancer. These drugs directly attack the cancerous cells and this lead to shrink the size of the tumor. Oral chemotherapy treatment can be done at home. The patient does not have to get admitted in the hospital. It is considered as one of the pain free treatments for the patient. But in many cases it’s been found that oral chemotherapy has many side effects. There are many medicines which cannot be taken orally as they might react in the stomach and cause side effects therefore doctors prefer to inject the drugs in the veins of the patient. In oral chemotherapy, the treatment is more simplistic as the patient can continue with this treatment by staying at home, as it is not mandatory to go to hospital every time. Doctors advise the patient to take oral chemotherapy in cycles as it reduces the chance of affecting the healthy cells. Its recommended taking drugs under the guidance of your doctor as he/she will advise you how frequently you need to take those drugs so that you do not have any side effects. Doctors should discuss with the patients what challenges; difficulties and what will the success rate of the treatment.
Side effects of Oral chemotherapy
Oral chemotherapy is one of the pain free treatments though it has few side effects which a patient may come across. The patient may feel tired and weak after he/she stars with the treatment. Patient may also face the problem of hair loss, infection, throat infection, pale skin, nausea, kidney or bladder problems, nerve and muscle problems etc. There may be change in the amount of blood cells and it may lead to anemia. Due to the change in body cycle patient may also face the problem of diarrhea or constipation, and the list goes on when it comes to oral chemotherapy.
Chemotherapy is the best way to treat patient. Make sure you take this treatment under the guidance of a doctor.
One of the Ways to Fight Back: Oral Chemotherapy