Oncology refers to a field of medicine involving cancer. Cancer drugs, also known as chemotherapy, are the types of medications used in oncology. Generally, chemotherapy medications are used to stop the growth of cancer cells and prevent them from...
Chemotherapy is a drug usually administered intravenously and works by destroying cancer cells. There are more than 100 drugs used today for chemotherapy treatment, often in combination forms. Each drug works on different phases of the cell cycle...
A lymph tissue cancer, Hodgkins lymphoma causes an enlargement of the lymph nodes, though patients may also have weakness or shortness of breath. The National Cancer Institute points out that in 2009, doctors diagnosed an estimated 8,510 new cases...
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...
According to the Mayo Clinic, Hodgkin's lymphoma, also known as Hodgkin's disease, is a cancer of the lymphatic system, which is part of the body's immune system. The lymph nodes, the spleen, the bone marrow, and the thymus gland are all part of...
According to the Mayo Clinic, chemotherapy is a method that uses potent chemicals to destroy cancer cells of many different types of cancer. The chemotherapy drugs a doctor uses for a particular cancer patient depend on the type and stage of the...
Cancer develops from mutated cells that fail to respond to normal signals from the body and begin to divide rapidly and uncontrollably. Chemotherapy, the use of toxic drugs to kill cancer cells, is often used in combination with other therapies to...
Chemotherapy medications fight cancer by attacking cancer cells and preventing their replication, thus stopping tumor growth. There are many different chemotherapy drugs, but most fall into five main classes. These classifications are based on how...
Many cancer patients choose to undergo medical treatment, and chemotherapy is one of the most popular and effective. Chemotherapy uses various drugs that are administered to the patients orally or intravenously; usually, patients are given a...
Patients are often surprised when they learn that cancer treatments such as radiation and chemotherapy may also cause cancer. Many chemotherapy drugs kill cancer cells by interfering with the synthesis of DNA. Since these drugs affect all cells,...
Chemotherapy, the use of chemical agents in the treatment or control of diseases, plays a pivotal role in the treatment of cancer. Chemotherapy often acts by impairing the division of cells that are rapidly growing and dividing. An oncologist may...
Turmeric is a spice from the ginger family used often in Asian cooking and taken as a nutritional supplement. As with most supplements, evidence exists to support some uses, and there are numerous unsubstantiated traditional uses. According to the...
A ringing in the ears, also known as tinnitus, is a common problem. People hear sound due to tiny, delicate hairs in the inner ear canal that shift in relation to the force of sound waves. This then trigger cells to release an electrical signal...
Cancer is a very difficult diagnosis to deal with and patients need to discuss with their doctors what treatment they will undergo. Chemotherapy is a popular option, where the cancer patient receives the drugs either intravenously or orally. The...
Cancer cells grow, replicate, and then divide much like any cell. Unlike normal cells, they do not know when to stop dividing. This rapid division forms cancerous tumors. Chemotherapy works by attacking a cell and causing it to become unable to...
Curcumin is the principal antioxidant phytochemical compound found in turmeric (Curcuma longa), a staple dietary spice commonly used in Indian and Southeast Asian cuisine. Based on historical anecdotes and contemporary scientific research, as...
According to the World Heath Organization (WHO), cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for more than seven million deaths in 2003 worldwide. In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) name it the...
Lymphoma describes the abnormal and uncontrollable growth of lymphocytes---a specific type of white blood cell. Often referred to as cancer of the lymphatic system, which includes the lymph nodes, spleen, thymus and bone marrow, lymphoma also...
Cancer arising from the different cells found in the skin is basically of three types: basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma or melanoma. Lymphoma of the skin arises from lymphoid tissue in the skin. Chemotherapy, the use of drugs to kill...
Chemotherapy treatment for cancer dates back to the 1940s when it was first used to treat a patient with lymphoma. Since that time, many new chemotherapy treatment options have become available. Chemotherapy works by halting the growth,...
Physicians use chemotherapy to treat a variety of cancers. Short-term side effects typically end when the chemotherapy treatments stop, but long-term effects can impact the patient's life for the foreseeable future--including the ability to have...
Dr. Shabbir M.H. Alibhai and colleagues report in the March 15, 2005 issue of the "Canadian Medical Association Journal" that many prescription drugs older people take for chronic conditions contribute to unintentional weight loss. Obvious...
Chemotherapy refers to chemicals used to treat different kinds of cancers. These chemicals work by affecting cell division or synthesis of DNA, thereby making it difficult for the cancer cells to multiply and spread. Chemotherapy targets cancer...
Chemotherapy drugs are used to treat and stop the spread of a variety of cancers and leukemias. They work by killing the cancer cells or by stopping them from dividing and reproducing. Chemotherapy drugs can be administered intravenously (IV),...
Along with their desired actions, medications can also cause unwanted side effects. Certain medications may cause a metallic taste in the mouth, which can interfere with the enjoyment of food and intake of adequate nutrition. This side effect,...
Lymphoma is a cancer of the lymphatic, or immune system. The two most common types are Hodgkin lymphoma (or Hodgkin's lymphoma) and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Chemotherapy is a standard treatment for lymphoma, and the specific drugs used can depend on...
Curcumin comes from the turmeric plant, a yellow spice that comes from Curcuma longa, part of the ginger family. Curcumin is the main curcuminoid, or polyphenol in turmeric. Polyphenols act as antioxidants, substances that prevent DNA cell damage....
During World War I and World War II, mustard gas was used as a chemical warfare agent. Soldiers exposed to the gas developed changes in their blood, and the physicians treating them speculated that mustard gas was a substance that might also be...
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...
