Best Doctors for Chemotherapy Treatment in Bhopal

Chemotherapy refers to using drugs or anti cancer medication to kill the cancer cells or decrease their growth and shrinking the size of the tumor. Chemotherapy has is used either to treat the cancer completely or improve the quality of life in some cancer patients. It can of different types based on the purpose which includes adjuvant chemotherapy which is followed after the removal of the tumor by surgery and prevent the recurrence and neoadjuvant chemotherapy is given before the surgery to shrink the tumor or cancer and palliative chemotherapy to relieve the symptoms and improve the quality of life. Chemotherapy can be given in the form of oral tablets or intravenous ie., can be given directly into the bloodstream. It helps by blocking the division of cancer cells and also causes DNA damage which prevents further growth. The side effects of chemotherapy includes severe weakness or fatigue, hair loss, nausea and vomiting, mouth sores, increased risk of infection ,anemia and thrombocytopenia which are managed by medications, lifestyle changes and supportive care .