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Chemotherapyis
the use of medicines or drugs to treat disease. Many times this
treatment is called just "chemo." Surgery and radiation therapy
remove, kill, or damage cancer
cells in a certain area, but chemo works throughout the whole body.
Chemo can kill cancer cells that have metastasized or
spread to parts of the body far away from the primary (original) tumor.
What
Is Chemotherapy and How Does It Work?
What
Is the Goal of Chemotherapy?
Will
Chemotherapy Be My Only Treatment for Cancer?
A
Checklist of Questions to Ask Your Doctor or Nurse
Should
I Get a Second Opinion?
Where
Will I Get Chemotherapy?
How
Often Will I Receive Chemotherapy Treatment? How Long Will It Last?
How
Will the Chemotherapy Treatment Be Given to Me?
Does
Chemotherapy Hurt?
What
Are Clinical Trials?
Can
I Take Other Medicines While I Am Getting Chemotherapy?
Can
I Be Around My Family and Friends While I Am Getting Chemotherapy?
How
Can I Protect Myself and Those I Live With While I Am Getting Chemo?
Will
I Be Able to Work During Treatment?
How
Will I Know If My Chemotherapy Is Working?
How
Do I Give My Permission for this Treatment?
How
Do I Pay for My Chemotherapy?
Last
Medical Review: 08/28/2008
Last Revised: 09/11/2008
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