Chemotherapy

cure cancer one of them being a stem cell transplantation. A stem cell transplant infuses healthy blood forming stem cells into the body. Stem cells can be collected from the bone marrow, circulating blood and umbilical cord blood. The second is chemotherapy. The third is radiation therapy. Radiation therapy may be used to destroy cancer cells or to relieve pain or discomfort. It may also be given before a stem cell transplant. Scientists have been injecting mice with blood cancer and they have…

Diseases, treatments, and cures such as different types of cancers, screenings, radiation, and chemotherapy were expressed in both. The book provided extensive background knowledge of these topics that we were only able to go through the basics of in class. Along with background, the book was able to gave many personal experience examples of each. The…

Breast Cancer is thought to be a single disease, but actually it is a number of diseases that affect the cells, our bodies basic units of life. Humans bodies are made of many cells, grouped into 200 different types that combine to form the tissues of our body, such as skin, muscle, bone, and our breast needs them as well (The Mayo Clinic,18). This process happens because of the specific genetic programs and instructions of a cell. As the cell grows it will take its appointed place among the…

Vinorelbine also known as Navelbine® is an anti-cancer chemotherapy drug. It belongs to a class of chemotherapy drugs called vinca-alkaloids; which can be categorised as spindle poisons1. Vinorelbine and Vindesine are semi-synthetic derivatives from the first generation of vinca-alkaloids; Vinblastine and Vincristine2. These original vinca-alkaloids were derived from dried leaves of the Madagascan periwinkle (vinca rosea) plant1. Madagascar periwinkle is also used in the treatment for diabetes,…

This is a delicate 'film', and any infection on the pericardium can have deadly consequences. Once an individual has been diagnosed with pericardial mesothelioma they are offered three different treatment options. These are radiation, surgery and chemotherapy. Pericardial mesothelioma is extremely difficult to treat (due to the intricacies involved in removing the tumours from the pericardium), and a patient's chances of survival are slim. All three methods have a poor success rate mainly due…

they inevitably die. They are willing to endure the pain and suffering for the smallest chance of more time on Earth with their loved ones. This disease can happen to your loved ones or even yourself. The typical treatments they find hope in are chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Patients endure chemical being pumped into their body or as doctors prefer to call it chemo therapy. It does not matter what the treatment is named. The treatments…

weakening of their bodies or complications from the treatment. Typically, in the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme, a surgeon will surgically remove as much of the tumor as possible, then the patient will be followed up with radiation therapy and chemotherapy (OncoLog.…

There are a multitude of treatment options to treat neuroblastoma. The most commonly known treatments are surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation, but there are many more including retinoid therapy, immunotherapy, and clinical trials. The type of treatment chosen is often times specific to the child and their circumstances. Most patients undergo a series or combination of treatments in hopes of destroying the cancer. Surgery is usually the first treatment for a neuroblastoma patient. Surgery can be…

earlier the stages of cancer, the easier it is to treat it rather than stages three or four (Binka, Doku, & Awusabo-Asare, 2017). Treatment options can depend on the stage it is in, the size of the cancer, and other general health problems. Surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation are all options for treatment of cervical cancer. Depending on the severity of the cancer, all three treatment options may have to be used. The early stages of cervical cancer are treated with surgery. The surgery treated…

making any doctor could not believe that she can survive more than 5 years. The woman decided to fight for her own life, instead of giving up and drowning in grief. She refused chemotherapy and decided to switch to natural medicine. She did not believe in chemotherapy because she had lost her cousin as a result of chemotherapy. He kept trying to find a natural treatment methods and Candice found that bromelain could be used to fight cancer. Candice began to consume 3 pineapples a day and she…