Best Doctors for Chemotherapy Treatment in Indore

Chemotherapy is a type of cancer treatment that uses drugs to kill cancer cells which can be given orally, intravenously or through other routes. Chemotherapy drugs target rapidly dividing cells like cancer cells and treatment can be given in cycles with rest periods in between. Chemotherapy is used to kill cancer cells or slow their growth and it is often used in combination with other treatments like surgery, radiation therapy or immunotherapy. Chemotherapy can be an adjuvant chemotherapy which is given after surgery to prevent cancer return, neoadjuvant chemotherapy ( given before surgery to shrink tumors) and palliative chemotherapy to relieves symptoms and improves quality of life. Chemotherapy has various side effects like hair loss, nausea and vomiting, fatigue, increased risk of infections, anemia, diarrhea or constipation, mouth sores, loss of appetite, nerve damage, menstrual cycle changes etc. And their management is necessary which includes medications to prevent nausea and vomiting, growth factors to stimulate blood cell production, antibiotics to prevent infections, pain management and other supportive care like counseling and nutrition therapy.