INFORMATION ON CHEMOTHERAPY

The therapy, in which cytotoxic agent is used for cancer treatment, is known as Chemotherapy. In general terms, cytotoxic agent is anti-cancer drugs that prevent the reproduction or growth of cancer cell by killing or damaging those cells.

Around 50 different drugs has been introduced in chemotherapy but what will be the chemotherapy treatment for a particular cancer, it depends on the type of cancer and extant of cancer. Today many cancer diseases are cured by chemotherapy treatment. Sometimes more than one anticancer agent are used as anti-cancer drugs in chemotherapy to obtain more effective results, this type of chemotherapy is called as combination chemotherapy.

Depending on the type of cancer chemotherapy can classify in following categories.

Alkylating chemotherapy medication: In this type of chemotherapy the primary role of alkylating agent is directly attack on DNA, genetic material of the genes. This action stops the cancer cell formation. Busulfan, cisplatin, carboplatin, chlorambucil, cyclophosphamide are few examples of alkylating agents.

Antimetabolites Medication : Antimetabolites are a class of anti-cancer drugs those works by interfering DNA and RNA growth and blocks multiplication of cancer cells by which they can't survive and grow. Examples of antimetabolites drugs include 5-fluorouracil, gemcitabine, cytarabine (ara-C) and fludarabine etc.

Nitrosoureas chemotherapy medications: These are also anti-cancer drugs mainly used to treat brain tumors. Nitrosoureas agents have quality to cross blood-brain barrier and repairs DNA.

Anti-tumor Antibiotic medications: These drugs helps in cancer treatment by interfere DNA of cancer cells. In result of this medication, changes in membranes that surround cells and enzymes blockage.

Mitotic Inhibitor medications : Mitotic inhibitors are natural products and these are used in this kind of chemotherapy. These Mitotic inhibitors works as anti-cancer drugs and stop enzyme to make protein and by which the cancer cell's reproduction stops.

Chemotherapy treatment can be handled nicely if you are prepared physically or mentally and shares everything with your doctor what you are feeling throughout the treatment.

Chemotherapy is difficult for anyone because of side effects during Chemotherapy treatment like Mouth sores, nausea, hair loss, tiredness viral infection, vomiting etc.