Let's face it: cancer is scary. It can happen to anyone of any age, and it doesn't matter if that person is healthy or not. Sometimes cancer seems to strike the person whom you'd think would be immune from being sick. Whether you or someone you know has cancer, the best way to make it look less scary is to understand that it is just a disease, and it has tried and true treatments that have great success rates. While no one has a one hundred percent chance of surviving cancer, the odds are way higher than they were even 10 years ago thanks to modern medical developments.
Of course there are always cases where a cancer can spread unnoticed until finally it strikes a major organ like the lungs, brain or kidneys. Sometimes undergoing a long and potentially painful treatment regime will just be delaying the inevitable, in which case some people may decide to refuse treatment and enjoy their final days. But with medicine advancing by leaps and bounds one should fully explore their options before giving up.
The most popularly used method of treating cancer is chemotherapy. This treatment is actually a concoction of many medicines put together, and the 'cocktail' varies depending on the type of cancer and how advanced it is. Chemotherapy is usually used in cancer cases because of its ability to reach multiple areas of the body in case the cancer has begun to spread.
Chemotherapy medication can be given to the patient orally, be injected into a muscle or be supplied intravenously. Depending on the cancer and the treatment course it may be given over a few days, weeks or even months. Of course there are many side effects associated with chemotherapy, although most of these can be managed with other medications to make the patient more comfortable over their course of treatment.
Other treatment options are available, such as radiation therapy and surgery, but usually chemotherapy is the first choice. There are many people out there offering natural remedies which are unproven, so anyone who wants to tries these remedies should discuss with their doctor first to make sure they aren't just being taken for a ride.
When undergoing cancer treatment, the patient should advise their doctor and oncologist of any medications they are taking, whether prescribed or natural. The physician will want to make sure that anything that is being taken by the patient will not conflict with the cancer treatment or cause any undesirable side effects. - 15255
Of course there are always cases where a cancer can spread unnoticed until finally it strikes a major organ like the lungs, brain or kidneys. Sometimes undergoing a long and potentially painful treatment regime will just be delaying the inevitable, in which case some people may decide to refuse treatment and enjoy their final days. But with medicine advancing by leaps and bounds one should fully explore their options before giving up.
The most popularly used method of treating cancer is chemotherapy. This treatment is actually a concoction of many medicines put together, and the 'cocktail' varies depending on the type of cancer and how advanced it is. Chemotherapy is usually used in cancer cases because of its ability to reach multiple areas of the body in case the cancer has begun to spread.
Chemotherapy medication can be given to the patient orally, be injected into a muscle or be supplied intravenously. Depending on the cancer and the treatment course it may be given over a few days, weeks or even months. Of course there are many side effects associated with chemotherapy, although most of these can be managed with other medications to make the patient more comfortable over their course of treatment.
Other treatment options are available, such as radiation therapy and surgery, but usually chemotherapy is the first choice. There are many people out there offering natural remedies which are unproven, so anyone who wants to tries these remedies should discuss with their doctor first to make sure they aren't just being taken for a ride.
When undergoing cancer treatment, the patient should advise their doctor and oncologist of any medications they are taking, whether prescribed or natural. The physician will want to make sure that anything that is being taken by the patient will not conflict with the cancer treatment or cause any undesirable side effects. - 15255
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