Chemotherapy is a type of treatment that uses drugs or a combination of drugs to treat cancer. What I will be talking about in this blog is the effect that chemotherapy has on the body. The goal of chemo is to stop or slow the growth of cancer cells in a certain area but it can work throughout the whole body. Side effects happen when chemotherapy damages healthy cells. There are many effects that chemotherapy has on your body. Chemotherapy has a big effect on the brain and can cause problems
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but two methods can be further discussed in more detail. It is important to know the pros and cons of each method‚ thus making it easier to decide which one will work best for a situation that may be encountered. The first is chemotherapy‚ and the many forms of chemotherapy that are used‚ and the different types of cancer that they are used to treat. There is also an alternative method of treatment that is highly controversial in the medical community called Laetrile. The human body is a complicated
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Most of us here have always been able to get medicine whenever we have needed it. For those of you who have had this opportunity‚ imagine that if you had cancer and were going through Chemotherapy ‚ you would suffer through all of the incredibly difficult symptoms. Such as; extreme fatigue‚ nausea and vomiting‚ the incredible body pain‚ diarrhea‚ and even mouth sores. How awful would that be knowing that there was a way to relieve that pain‚ but you were unable to receive it? When I was younger
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Alcoholic neuropathy defines the nerve disorder associated with excessive alcohol consumption. Nerve function is reduced‚ it is believed‚ by the toxins in alcohol and nutritional deficiencies. Normal symptoms for alcoholic neuropathy include lack of sensation‚ tingling‚ frail ankles and muscles and burning feet. Diarrhea‚ nausea/vomiting‚ constipation‚ incontinence of the bladder and impotence in men are some other symptoms. However‚ in severe cases of alcoholic neuropathy‚ major damage is done
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face this dream in reality everyday. To decide if Chemotherapy is the right option for them they look at the pros and cons of the treatment. With the use of Chemotherapy there is a chance to be cured as long as the tumor is found in its early stages. If they discover the tumor early a surgeon can remove and completely cure the cancer so the patient has a more chance to live longer. When dealing with cancer life can be unbearable and Chemotherapy can help with some of the problems that cancer causes
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Phlebitis and Peripheral Intravenous Line Dwell time Abstract: Many health care institutions have policies which mandate the discontinuation and restarting of peripheral IVs at seventy-two hours. The aim of these policies is to prevent phlebitis. The purpose of this paper is to examine the evidence for this practice to determine if is necessary. The PICO Question is: is there any difference in the rate of phlebitis when an IV is allowed to remain longer than 72 hours if there are no problems;
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Physical Effect of Cancer and Cognitive Effect of Chemotherapy on Women When you hear the word “cancer” what do you think about? Do you think about yourself or someone else? That or it just goes to your head and never even know what it truly means besides the provided Webster meaning. We as human are very weak against this final stage of pathogens and even animals as experience health issues like us. There’s no verbal or intuitive warning whether you‚ yourself will develop this type of health
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I had always wanted to go back in time to see how my dad lived. He had a disease called Relapsing Neuropathy he wore leg guards and was in a wheelchair. That day had finally came.Finding his leg guards in his mom’s basement. He said“put them on!” “No.”I said “Why not then you can feel how I felt.”My dad said So I eventually did an all of the sudden‚ I found myself in a hospital room in Lansing‚ Michigan.With me I found 2 other people‚ his mom and his dad. Of course he was there too‚ he was wrapped
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[pic] OBSTETRICS POSTING CASE WRITE-UP PREGNANCY INDUCE HYPERTENSION Name: Muhammad Azraie B. Mat Ali Matrix Number: 1090265 Patient Identification Name : Nur Asilah Bt. Johari Age : 23 year old Race : Malay Sex : Female Address : Taman Raja Abdullah Occupation : Student D.O.A. : 13 March 2013 I/C : 900208035442 LMP : 27 June 2012 - sure of date - not on breast feeding - not on contraceptive
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Chemotherapy Chemotherapy is the process of using various chemicals to treat diseases such as cancer. This process can be delivered by infusion through a catheter‚ by injection‚ or in tablet form. These chemicals target the cause of the disease and try to kill it off. In the case of cancer‚ toxic substances are used to kill rapidly dividing cancer cells. These substances alter cancer cell division or DNA function and synthesis (“Chemotherapy”). However‚ chemotherapy is very controversial as there
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