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Chemotherapy, in its most general sense, refers to treatment of disease by chemicals that kill cells, specifically those of micro-organisms or cancer. In popular usage, it will usually refer to antineoplastic drugs used to treat cancer or the combination of these drugs into a cytotoxic standardized... Read enhanced Wikipedia article
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Adverse effect (medicine) Hair loss and anemia may be caused by chemotherapy against cancer, leukemia, etc.

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.

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Aphthous ulcer Certain types of chemotherapy cause mouth ulcers as a side effect.

Magic mouthwash Typically, magic mouthwashes are prescribed to treat the pain associated with oral ulcers caused by radiation therapy or chemotherapy.

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

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

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

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

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Ethical aspects of abortion For example, chemotherapy for cancer treatment may cause a miscarriage, and surgical removal of an ectopic pregnancy results in the death of the embryo.

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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.

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Premature ovarian failure Chemotherapy and radiation treatments for cancer can sometimes cause ovarian failure.

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Acute myeloid leukemia The rate of therapy-related AML (that is, AML caused by previous chemotherapy) is rising; therapy-related disease currently accounts for about 10–20% of all cases of AML.

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Chemotherapy Nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy; stomach upset may trigger a strong urge to vomit, or forcefully eliminate what is in the stomach.

Results for "chemotherapy causes mucositis"

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 pancytopenia"

Pancytopenia Chemotherapy for malignancies may also cause pancytopenia, if the drug or drugs used cause bone marrow suppression.

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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 post-operative nausea.

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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.

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Colorectal cancer Therapy is usually through surgery, which in many cases is followed by chemotherapy.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Ginsburg was diagnosed with colo-rectal cancer in 1999 and underwent surgery followed by chemotherapy and radiation treatments.

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.

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

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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.

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

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Fallopian tube cancer Surgical treatments are typically followed by adjuvant usually platinum-based chemotherapy.

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Jade Goody On 1 September 2008 it was reported that Goody's cancer was "advanced and life-threatening" and that she would be having an operation followed by chemotherapy.

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

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Spinner Mason The oncologist recommends Spinner undergo surgery to remove his testicle, followed by chemotherapy.

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Glen Lake Sanatorium The collapse era was followed by chemotherapy.

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Fallopian tube cancer In 1991 it was reported that about half of the patients with advanced stage disease survived 5 years with a surgical approach followed by cisplatinum-based chemotherapy.

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Cervical cancer Larger early stage tumors (IB2 and IIA more than 4 cm) may be treated with radiation therapy and cisplatin-based chemotherapy, hysterectomy (which then usually requires adjuvant radiation therapy), or cisplatin chemotherapy followed by hysterectomy.

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patients, cancer, disease, masses, CLL, condition, evaluation and anaplastic.

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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.

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

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.

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Cancer Cancer can be treated by surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, monoclonal antibody therapy or other methods.

Sequela For instance, one sequela resulting from chemotherapy used to treat cancer may be "toxic peripheral neuropathy," a painful chronic condition which is usually controlled with medication.

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

Scleritis In more aggressive cases of scleritis, chemotherapy may be used to treat the disease.

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

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Chronic lymphocytic leukemia CLL is treated by chemotherapy, radiation therapy, biological therapy, or bone marrow transplantation.

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Sequela For instance, one sequela resulting from chemotherapy used to treat cancer may be "toxic peripheral neuropathy," a painful chronic condition which is usually controlled with medication.

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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Oligodendroglioma PCV chemotherapy (Procarbazine, CCNU and Vincristine) has been shown to be effective and was the most commonly used chemotherapy regimen used for treating anaplastic oligodendrogliomas, but is now being superseded by a newer drug: Temozolomide.

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    Chemotherapy

    Chemotherapy, in its most general sense, refers to treatment of disease by chemicals that kill cells, specifically those of micro-organisms or cancer. In popular usage, it will usually refer to antineoplastic drugs used to treat cancer or the combination of these drugs into a cytotoxic standardized treatment regimen as opposed to a targeted therapy.
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    History of cancer chemotherapy

    One important contribution during this period was the discovery of a means that allowed the administration of previously lethal doses of chemotherapy.
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    Low-dose chemotherapy

    They are rethinking chemotherapy because of the antiangiogenic effects of low dose chemotherapy given on a more frequent basis than conventional chemo.
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    Adjuvant chemotherapy

    Finally, concomitant or concurrent chemotherapy refers to administering medical treatments at the same time as other therapies, such as radiation.
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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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    Neoadjuvant chemotherapy

    This chemotherapy is commonly used in cancers that are locally advanced - where an operation is technically planned at a later stage.
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    Post-chemotherapy cognitive impairment

    Although post-chemotherapy cognitive impairment appears to be temporary, it can be quite long-lived, with some cases lasting 10 years or more.
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    Chemotherapy-induced neutropenia

    If patients develop neutropenia, doctors may have to delay your treatment or reduce the doses of chemotherapy until the neutrophil counts have recovered.
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    Breast cancer chemotherapy

    In addition to chemotherapy, trastuzumab may also be added to the regimen depending on the tumor characteristics (i.e. HER2/neu status) and risk of relapse.
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    CBV (chemotherapy)

    CBV is usually given in high doses to patients who have relapsed or who have refractory disease and cannot benefit from standard chemotherapy.

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