Symptoms And Treatment Of Cancer

I chose to write an essay about the “Topic of Cancer” by Christopher Hitchens. In this short autobiographical essay, Hitchens discusses his experience with Esophageal cancer. Just one day after lanching his book “Hitch-22” Hitchens was made aware of his illness, where he later describes the news as “taking me from the country of well, to the stark frontier.” It was then he chose to write about his experience for the purpose of documenting the changes that he, and his body were about to go through with chemotherapy, and also for the purpose of contemplating his current situation. The reason that I chose this story is because of my own personal experiences that I have had with many loved ones in my life. There is one case in particular that stands out in my memory, among the rest. It was when my friend of many years discovered that he had a very rare form of brain cancer. Soon after undergoing chemotherapy, he lost his battle. There are many people that believe chemotherapy at any stage is the best, and often times, the only way to cure cancer, yet others claim that chemotherapy is not the answer at all. A close analysis of recent statistics can settle this debate.

Cancer has one of the biggest effects on the patients mental health but also the patients loved ones and friends. It is one of the hardest things to get a grip on when the doctor tells someone that they have cancer and a fifty-fifty chance of making it. "The disease can bring many changes-in what people do and how they look, in how they feel and what they value" (Dakota 4). It makes people look at the world and their lives in a different way, valuing now what they took for granted and seeing the bigger picture in every scenario. It is something that no one can actually brace, even after the doctor tells them. Through it all though, the person must remain strong and optimistic because the cancer can affect the person's moods and in return affect the outcome of the person and the chances of their making it

From personal experience, I have witnessed several family members undergo chemotherapy. Often their side effects of the treatment were worse than the disease itself. Effects, varying form person-to-person, ranged from nausea and

Unfortunately 30% of people in the US will develop cancer at some point, and two-thirds of those will eventually succumb as a result. In dealing with cancer, many patients have symptoms from the disease along with side effects of the medications that are extremely debilitating.

My father was put on chemo after chemo, radiation after radiation, pill after pill they all had different reactions to his body causing different things to happen for different reasons. Some would make him sick, some would make him feel like he was being electrocuted if he got cold, some made him happy, or even weak. No matter what reaction happened to his body, it didn’t get rid of the cancer if anything it made it spread. Soon the cancer was in many different organs of his

Leukemia most common treatments are: Chemotherapy, Radiation therapy, and Bone marrow transplantation, and then there is also Biological therapy. In chemotherapy, patients take one or more anticancer drugs by mouth or, intravenously through IV therapy. In some cases, doctors need to inject the drugs directly into the fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord. Chemo can cause side effects, like losing your hair, nausea, fatigue, or easy bruising, depending on the drug. The side effects usually go away progressively between treatments or after treatments stop.

Chemotherapy is a drug that targets cells that are in the process of forming a new cell in your body. Since cancer cells develop more quickly than regular cells they are a good target for the chemo drug and helps the doctor predict which drugs may work together. The reason chemo therapy has so many side effects such as nausea, hair loss, fatigue etc. is because the drugs can’t tell the difference between regular healthy cells and cancer cells causing the regular cells to also be

In addition, after patients took the chemotherapy they need to follow some instructions from the doctor. For example, they need to rest, because this type of therapy tired body. Also, the patient's body become weak immune it exposed him at other diseases that may affect the outcome of treatment so, he must be careful of infectious diseases.

One of the most common types of cancer treatment is chemotherapy. Chemotherapy uses drugs or medicines to destroy the cancer. However, this treatment can cause severe side-effects and it is very aggressive. Therefore, many cancer patients reject

Cancer is a very overwhelming difficulty to endure for many aspects. It’s not just the physical transition patients have to face, but also having to deal with the psychological burdens, and social pressures. Figuring out a treatment plan can be exhausting, especially if there’s a loss of information or trust with a physician. In a research study patients showed to be more open minded to unconventional ways of treatment when they have suffered a great deal from conventional care and lost trust in their provider. Dissatisfaction with healthcare has grown, especially since the toxic effects of chemotherapy have become better known (Münstedt, Kirsch, Milch, Sachsse, & Vahrson, 1996). Other studies have suggested

Chemotherapy is the controlled use of chemicals for a medicinal purpose. Chemotherapy works by chemicals killing rapidly dividing cells. Chemo also kills some of your healthy cells like hair follicles, bone marrow, and GI track. These tissues also divide their cells rapidly so they can be damaged by the therapy. The healthy cells are only effected short term by chemo. Once you are done with your treatment the healthy cells will grow back unlike the cancer cells, who are effected long term. In Heather's case she had four months of therapy to shrink the tumor, then had to have it removed. After that she had to have eight more months of chemo to kill all the bad cells. There are microscopic cancer cells that can be left behind even after chemo. So Heather had to have radiation after all her treatment to make sure every little cancer cell was

Final treatment is the chemotherapy. Chemotherapy consists of the use of medications to get rid of cancer. This method is only used when the cancer has spread within the body. The side effects of chemotherapy can be very serious, but the side effects can also be treated with more medicines. Chemotherapy can be used in surgeries to make sure that the rest of the cancer is destroyed.

Oncology, a branch of science that deals with tumors and cancer, has always looked at cancer and its treatment through a biological lens. Cancer is a disease that develops when cells abnormally divide and multiply without control (Depression and Cancer). The treatment of cancer includes, but is not limited to, chemotherapy. This treatment aims to shrink tumors that result from unnecessary cells that keep dividing and multiplying. As chemotherapy only focuses on the biological treatment of cancer, the psychologically induced symptoms are left unattended. This paper would like to help by exposing the placebo phenomenon, such that hopefully in the future it could be used to achieve better living conditions for cancer patients. A

There are hundreds of types of cancers that are known of; anyone can get any kind of cancer. Cancer is an illness in where cells multiply nonstop. This multiplication of cells may lead to death (Insel and Roth 279). Ewing 's Sarcoma is a cancer that occurs in the bones which usually happens to younger people, but can still affect anyone. Tumors- an unusual growth in the body that can be cancerous- form on the bone. This is one of the most common bone cancers; however, not the most common cancer overall. It can occur in any bones in the human body- arms, legs, the spinal cord, chest bones. This cancer is no hereditary; it does not occur while in the womb and it is detectable after birth. Again, it usually affects children and teens but not when they are born (WebMD). A mutation on the twenty-second and eleventh chromosomes occurs; the genes on these chromosomes fuse together causing a mutation. This, again, is not hereditary. This cancer can be diagnosed through a physical examination- to check any prominent symptoms, blood test- to check the blood cell count, x-rays, or a biopsy. Testing for changes in the actual DNA makeup are also done to be sure that the cancer is present (Genetics Home Reference). This cancer usually happens more to white people than African American people, or any Pacific Islander. The risk factors are not exact but children ten or older and teenagers usually are most likely to get Ewing’s Sarcoma. Furthermore, this cancer is more prominent in males

When somebody is diagnosed with cancer, they usually get the options of different treatments. Depending on the severity, location of the abnormal cell growth, and other factors, the option varies with each individual. There are the options of surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy among others. Mdanderson.org states that there are possible side effects from treatment including fatigue, endocrine changes, increase in blood glucose levels and many more. As a result, many doctors after treatment will tell you to let your body rest. However, there are recent researches showing the benefits of physical activity in relation to cancer.