Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy encompasses the use of chemical agents to stop the growth and eliminate cancer cells even at distant sites from the origin of primary tumor. Cisplatin, cis-diamminedichloro platinum (CP), with the molecular formula cis-[Pt(NH3)2Cl2], is one of the most remarkable platinum-based drugs used in the battle on cancer 1-3.Its cytotoxic mode of action is mediated by its interaction with DNA to form DNA adducts, primarily intrastrand crosslink adducts, which activate several signal transduction

which dad did qualify for, but so far the findings were more positive in women. Because it was available in pill form and no IV’s were needed dad was also willing to give it a try. Iressa is a targeted therapy that works a little differently than chemotherapy. Due to this it tends to have fewer side effects. This type of targeted therapy affects the epidermal growth factor receptors which inhibits

experience chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting which affect their nutritional intake, quality of life, activity of daily living and the course of chemotherapy treatment. Whereas most acute chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting are treated with anti-emetics during chemotherapy, anticipatory and delayed chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting can have a detrimental effect on the patients quality of life and increase readmission rate. This paper discusses the different types of chemotherapy induced

Chemotherapy is a use of medicines or drugs to treat cancer. In the early 1900s a German chemist Paul Ehrlich set about developing drugs to treat infectious diseases. He gave them the term “chemotherapy” and defined it as the use of chemicals to treat diseases. During the beginning of 20th century, chemotherapy was not originally meant for cancer treatment and in the first four decades of 20th century chemotherapy was devoted to model development. All of the models were based on carcinogen-induced

Radiation versus Chemotherapy in the Elderly with Breast Cancer In clinical practice today the population is increasing in the number of elderly patients, as is the occurrence of breast cancer in women 60 years of age and older. According to Tang et al. (2011) the occurrence of breast cancer in women 65 years old and older is greater than “400 cases per 100, 000 women” (p. 3). The appropriate treatment options for the elderly are not as standard as those for a younger generation related to the

Starve to double the effectiveness of chemotherapy? Valter Longo, a gerontologist at Southern California University has been making ground-breaking research into the idea of fasting whilst undergoing chemotherapy treatment for many different types of cancers. Almost everyone I know, and most likely you know have been touched by cancer at least once in your life. And it always brings with it a wrecking ball of destruction. In an interview conducted by Robyn Williams in correspondence from Australia

experience chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting which affect their nutritional intake, quality of life, activity of daily living and the course of chemotherapy treatment. Whereas most acute chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting are treated with anti-emetics during chemotherapy, anticipatory and delayed chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting can have a detrimental effect on the patients quality of life and increase readmission rate. This paper discusses the different types of chemotherapy induced

Abstract: In order to improve current chemotherapeutic treatments, the development of novel chemotherapy drug delivery systems that increase the local effect of therapeutic drugs while at the same time reduce toxicity and side effects for patients is needed. Upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) can be successfully used for photocontrolled targeting, bioimaging and chemotherapy. When illuminated with near-infrared (NIR) light, the UCNPs can specifically release the chemotherapeutic drug in the malignant

How are drugs used to target tumor cells during chemotherapy? Aida Ahmic Cancer is a disease caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells. The DNA sequence in cells can be changed as a result of copying errors during replication. If these changes whatever their cause are left uncorrected, both growing and non-growing somatic cells might gain many mutations that they could no longer function. The relevance of DNA damage and repair to the generation of cancer was obvious when it was recognized

Losing hair can be a very traumatizing experience for children who have cancer and are going through chemotherapy. Holly Christensen is making fairy tales come true for little girls battling cancer by making Disney princesses’ wigs for them. Christensen is an oncology nurse and a mother of three. Naturally, she knows how difficult it is when patients lose their hair and also how much little girls love Disney princesses like Princess Elsa from Frozen and Princess Ariel from The Little Mermaid. When