There are three treatment options for ovarian cancer, once the diagnosis is made. These are surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. In some cases, we recommend two or even all three treatments. When chemotherapy is recommended, usually after surgery in 6 doses for 3 weeks apart. This is called the "front line" because it is the first time, chemotherapy is administered.
Chemotherapy drugs are injected intravenously, often by Porto, which is the space your oncologist breast or arm. Intraperitoneal chemotherapy is sometimes used to inject the drug directly into the stomach.
The standard initial therapy suggested by doctors, a combination of platinum-based drugs such as carboplatin or cisplatin in combination with a taxane such as paclitaxel or docetaxel.
Chemotherapy drugs kill cancer cells that surgery are left in your body, but also damage normal cells asDrugs> do not discriminate between normal and pathological. The simple explanation is that the cells work by destroying rapidly dividing cells, cancer is a description. Unfortunately, other cells in the body also fall into this category and are also damaged in the process. The hair follicles are an example of why most patients experience hair loss. It 's just a temporary condition, however, and begin to grow hair again almost immediately after chemotherapy isstopped, although in some cases it will look different at first. Other healthy cells that were damaged red blood cells, white cells, platelets (necessary for blood clotting), and cells of the gastrointestinal tract. This can often cause the nausea that is so often the treatment.
Because the chemo drugs, the cells can cause damage to bone marrow, usually the patient has low blood cell count and often has to take the drug, a further promotion ofbone marrow to begin producing cells again. The combination of all these drugs sometimes causes people to have mild forgetfulness and memory loss often called "chemo brain". This should go away once treatments end.
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