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      How Should You Prepare for Treatment?
      Chemotherapy is an abbreviation for chemical therapy, and it is exactly what the name suggests: treatment of cancer by... taking cell-killing chemicals into the body. The number, types and quantities of drugs you will receive will have been decided in advance in a consultation between you and your doctor. Sometimes only one drug is administered, but normally a combination of drugs is given. (http://www.cancer.med.umich.edu/cancertreat/treatment/chemotherapy/index.shtml ) The drugs you... moreless
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      Preparing for Side Effects of Treatment
      All of these methods of treating cancer kill cells. In the process of killing the cancer cells, some healthy cells are also... damaged, which is what causes many of the side effects associated with these treatments. Cells in the digestive tract, in particular, are continuously dividing, dying and being replaced. Because this process is what anti-cancer medications seek to control, many side effects relate to eating. Other side effects have to do with other healthy cells in the body...moreless
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      Mouth and Throat Problems from Chemotherapy
      Mouth and Throat Problems As soon as a week after starting chemotherapy, you may begin to have side effects that effect... the health of your mouth and of your throat. You may start having mouth sores, for example. These occur because the cells in the mouth, like cells in the digestive tract, are replaced rapidly and so are very susceptible to treatment designed to slow cell division. Treatments may also reduce the amount of saliva in your mouth, which in turn can allow more bacteria...moreless
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      Side Effects of Chemotherapy
      Nausea and Vomiting Unfortunately, from the very beginning of chemotherapy treatments both of these have been reported... as common side effects. However both of these can be managed through anti-nausea medications. With each passing year, the ability to mitigate the impact of nausea and vomiting increases, so don’t be afraid to explore new options with your doctor if you suffer from these side effects. Diarrhea The flip side of vomiting is, of course, diarrhea. Like vomiting,...moreless
     
     
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