Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy (sometimes called chemo) uses drugs to destroy cancer cells. Some chemotherapy drugs are given on their own. But more often, several chemotherapy drugs are given together. And chemotherapy may also be given together with other drug treatments, such as biological therapy.
Today, there are many different kinds of chemotherapy and combinations of chemotherapy drugs used to treat over 200 different types of cancer. The drugs you get for chemotherapy may be different from the drugs someone else gets. Even if you get the same drugs as someone else, your body may react to them differently. So the way you feel during treatment may be very different from how others feel.
“Everyone is different. When you’re in the waiting room to get chemo, people want to share their story. That’s a coping mechanism for some people – how they deal with it. But you need to realize that everyone is different. So don’t let it scare you – even if you have the same type of cancer.” |
Last modified on:
23 June 2011
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