- 21. Questions about chemotherapy in Shanghai
- (Chemotherapy)
- Chemotherapy, or chemo, is a type of cancer treatment that uses drugs to destroy cancer cells. It's often used along with surgery, radiation therapy, or biological therapy, and is administered in the hospital, ...
- 22. Chemo in Shanghai - What should I ask my doctor?
- (Chemotherapy)
- Because cancer is different for each person, your chemo will be planned just for you. Work with your oncologist to decide what’s best for you in Shanghai. Ask questions. Ask the oncologist, nurses, and ...
- 23. Will I be able to work in Shanghai during Chemotherapy?
- (Chemotherapy)
- During chemotherapy in Shanghai, many people can keep doing the things they were doing, such as going to work or school. The side effects of chemo keep some people from their normal routines. Also, some ...
- 24. To know chemo side effects you may face in Shanghai?
- (Chemotherapy)
- No matter treat your cancer in Shanghai or oversea, Chemo drugs normally are very strong. They kill any cell that is growing fast, even if it’s not a cancer cell. So, some of the normal, healthy cells ...
- 25. I’m live in Shanghai with my family, will my chemo treatment affect them?
- (Chemotherapy)
- Cancer isn’t catching, so you can be close to family and friends in Shanghai. Having chemo won’t harm anybody else either. Depending on how your body reacts to the drugs, people may not notice you are ...
- 26. Endometrial cancer
- (Endometrial cancer)
- ... estrogen. Endometrial cancer cells that rely on estrogen to help them grow may die in response to these medications. Chemotherapy Chemotherapy uses chemicals to kill cancer cells. You may receive ...
- 27. Cancer
- (Cancer)
- ... be managed. Fatigue associated with chemotherapy or radiation therapy treatments is common, but it's usually temporary. Difficulty breathing. Cancer or cancer treatment may cause a feeling of being short ...
- 28. Ovarian cancer
- (Ovarian cancer)
- ... the abdomen. Stage IV. Ovarian cancer has spread to organs beyond the abdomen, such as the liver or the lungs. Treatment of ovarian cancer usually involves a combination of surgery and chemotherapy. ...
- 29. Throat cancer
- (Throat cancer)
- ... therapy may be the only treatment necessary. For more advanced throat cancers, radiation therapy may be combined with chemotherapy or surgery. In very advanced throat cancers, radiation therapy may be ...
- 30. Oral thrush
- (Oral thrush)
- ... as chemotherapy and radiation. Both the disease and treatments can increase your risk of Candida infections such as oral thrush. Diabetes mellitus. If you have untreated diabetes or the disease ...
- 31. Myelodysplastic syndromes
- (Myelodysplastic syndromes)
- ... cause. Myelodysplastic syndromes caused by chemicals and radiation.Myelodysplastic syndromes that occur in response to cancer treatments, such as chemotherapy and radiation, or in response to chemical ...
- 32. Multiple myeloma
- (Multiple myeloma)
- ... for people with previously treated myeloma, but is also often used in people with newly diagnosed disease. Chemotherapy. Chemotherapy involves using medicines — taken orally as a pill or given through ...
- 33. Mouth cancer
- (Mouth cancer)
- ... mouth cancer. Radiation therapy can also be used before or after surgery. In other cases, radiation therapy may be combined with chemotherapy. This combination increases the effectiveness of radiation ...
- 34. Mesothelioma
- (Mesothelioma)
- ... doctors to use higher doses, since they won't need to worry about protecting your lung from damaging radiation. Chemotherapy Chemotherapy uses chemicals to kill cancer cells. Systemic chemotherapy ...
- 35. Menopause
- (Menopause)
- ... have hot flashes and other menopausal signs and symptoms. Chemotherapy and radiation therapy. These cancer therapies can induce menopause, causing symptoms such as hot flashes during the course ...
- 36. Meningioma
- (Meningioma)
- ... chemotherapy has not proved valuable, but some drugs, such as hydroxyurea (Droxia, Hydrea), are sometimes used. Other drugs are being tested as well, such as those that inhibit the formation of blood vessels ...
- 37. Membranous nephropathy
- (Membranous nephropathy)
- ... system, such as a calcineurin inhibitor, or a combination of corticosteroids with a chemotherapy drug. (Corticosteroids alone rarely work in people with membranous nephropathy.) These drugs are effective ...
- 38. Melanoma
- (Melanoma)
- ... nodes. Additional treatments before or after surgery may also be recommended. Chemotherapy. Chemotherapy uses drugs to destroy cancer cells. Chemotherapy can be given intravenously, in pill form ...
- 39. Vaginal atrophy
- (Vaginal atrophy)
- ... therapy for cancer After chemotherapy for cancer As a side effect of breast cancer hormonal treatment Vaginal atrophy due to menopause may begin to bother you during the years leading up to menopause ...
- 40. Aspergillosis
- (Aspergillosis)
- ... the lungs through your bloodstream to your brain, heart, kidneys or skin. This occurs only in people whose immune system is weakened, commonly from chemotherapy. Signs and symptoms depend on which organs ...
