Colon cancer begins in the tissues of the colon, the longest area of the large intestine. There are various types of treatment for colon cancer, including chemotherapy, which uses drugs to interfere with and kill cancer cells.
The risk of developing cancer is one in two for men and one in three for women, according to the National Cancer Institute. While the overall cancer rate in the United States is still high, emerging treatment alternatives over the last 30 years...
Mesothelioma is a type of lung cancer that is caused by exposure to asbestos or other harmful agents. It is an aggressive cancer that is hard to treat. Surgery, radiation and chemotherapy may be used to treat mesothelioma.
The cost of cancer chemotherapy can vary widely depending on a number of factors. The high cost of chemotherapy can be prohibitive for many cancer patients. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 20 percent of cancer...
Chemotherapy is the use of drugs to kill cancer cells and reduce risk of cancer recurrence. There are more than 200 chemotherapy drugs, according to www.chemocare.com. Chemotherapy treatments are often classified according to how they kill cancer...
The goal of cancer chemotherapy is to kill tumor cells in a cancer patient without causing any harm to the patient as a side effect of the treatment. The majority of conventional chemotherapies work by poisoning cancer cells. While these drugs are...
When a woman receives an ovarian cancer diagnosis, the oncologist will likely recommended chemotherapy as part of her treatment course.
Lung cancer is a major health problem and the leading cause of cancer death worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. There are two major types of lung cancer: small-cell lung cancer and non-small-cell lung cancer. Chemotherapy is...
According to the National Cancer Institute, breast cancer is a disease in which malignant cells grow in certain tissues of the breast. Inside the breasts are lobes and ducts. Milk is produced in the lobes, and the ducts are small tubes that carry...
Chemotherapy is normally used in combination with surgery and/or radiation for the treatment of colon cancer. Chemotherapy usually follows surgery as a part of an overall treatment plan to extend colon cancer survival. If found and treated in...
The leading cause of cancer death in the United States remains lung cancer. The disease is classified into two groups--non-small-cell lung cancer and small-cell lung cancer, according to the Chemotherapy Source Book. Chemotherapy treatment varies...
Cancer begins with a few genetic mutations that allow a cell to divide more quickly. As these cells develop and acquire more mutations, they divide rapidly and form a tumor. As the cancer progresses, tumor cells gain the ability to break away from...
Chemotherapy is part of the treatment for many cancers, including breast cancer. Because chemotherapy works by killing rapidly multiplying cells, in addition to killing cancer cells, it also kills healthy cells that divide quickly, like those in...
Colorectal cancer is a type of disease that develops when abnormal cancerous cells begin to grow within the lining of your colon (large intestine) and rectum. Though the cause of this disease is unknown, certain risk factors, such as increased...
Chemotherapy, also called chemo, is a type of cancer treatment. The drugs used in chemo vary, depending on the type of cancer and the stage of cancer the patient is in. The side effects can also vary greatly, but there are some that are common...
Many breast cancer patients receive chemotherapy as part of cancer treatment. Chemotherapy drugs help promote breast cancer cell death by damaging the cell or interfering with cellular processes the cell needs to support life, eventually slowing...
Chemotherapy is usually used in conjunction with surgery and/or radiation to treat brain cancer. However, chemotherapy may be used by itself if the tumor is advanced, or has returned after other types of treatment. Some types of tumors respond...
Cancer treatment using chemotherapy targets rapidly-growing cells. Unfortunately, cancer cells are not the only ones with relatively short life-cycles. As a result, healthy cells often become casualties in the fight against cancer, and it is their...
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States and worldwide, according to the book "Clinical Oncology." There are two major types of lung cancer: non-small-cell lung cancer and small-cell lung cancer. Chemotherapy, the...
Lung cancer that has spread to other organs is identified as metastatic. Treatment of metastatic lung cancer includes chemotherapy and radiation therapy, according to the book "Clinical Oncology." Chemotherapy is the use of drugs to kill or to...
When you picture someone with cancer, you may assume he's thin, gaunt even. Cancer treatment is certainly hard on the body, as well as on the spirit. And some cancer patients do lose weight during treatment. They get nauseous and don't feel like...
Chemotherapy is commonly prescribed to treat most cancers, but, according to the American Cancer Society, even doctors are careful not to describe this treatment as a cure. Because chemotherapy cannot target only cancer cells, its toxic chemicals...
Chemotherapy and radiation therapy focused on the head and neck usually cause mild to severe side effects in the mouth. While the goal of treatment is to kill cancer cells, other normal, rapidly dividing cells such as those of the mouth, lips and...
Although cancer may be a frightening diagnosis, many different types of drugs are available to fight the disease. These drugs that kill cancer cells are collectively known as chemotherapy drugs. Each kills cancer cells in a different way. One...
Chemotherapy can dramatically increase the chances of surviving certain types of cancer. During the chemotherapy treatment, many patients experience a series of unwanted side effects including nausea and vomiting, mouth sores, digestive...
Many cancer treat strategies include the administration of chemotherapy drugs -- toxic chemicals that halt cancer growth and promote tumor shrinkage. Chemotherapy drugs target cellular pathways required for cell division, stopping cancer growth...
One of the main treatments for cancer is the use of drugs to help fight the disease, and there are many different kinds of medications being used. Most drug treatments include more than one medication, and drug treatment may be used in conjunction...
Chemotherapy involves taking cancer-killing drugs that travel through your body to cure cancer or keep it from getting worse. Cancer treatments, chemotherapy in particular, can cause adverse effects that create challenges for patients trying to...
Clear cell cancer is a rare, but aggressive, form of cancer that typically affects the female genital tract, according to the National Cancer Institute. Clear cell cancer gets its name from the appearance of the cancer cells--the cells are filled...
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