chemotherapy

Chemotherapy is one of the methods of cancer treatment in which the treatment is done using drugs and often a combination of drugs is used.

Chemotherapy is different from other two methods of cancer treatment, i.e. surgery and radiation therapy, because in this method the whole body is affected.

Goals of chemotherapy:

The goals of chemotherapy can be as follows:

1- Destroying cancer

Chemotherapy is used alone or in combination with other treatment methods to destroy cancer cells in the body. Many types of cancer can be treated using a combination of chemotherapy drugs. (combined chemotherapy)

2- Reducing the size of the tumor before performing other treatments

In some cases, chemotherapy is used to shrink the tumor before surgery or radiation therapy.

3- Destroying cancer cells after other treatments

Chemotherapy is often used in addition to surgery and radiation therapy to kill any cancer cells that may still be left. (adjuvant chemotherapy)

4- Preparation for bone marrow or stem cell transplantation

Some types of cancer can be treated using bone marrow transplant or stem cell transplant. In this method, high-dose chemotherapy is used to destroy the patient’s infected bone marrow, before it is replaced with bone marrow or stem cells from a healthy donor.

5- Relieve symptoms caused by cancer

Chemotherapy may be used to relieve pain and other complications caused by cancer. (palliative chemotherapy)

  Types of chemotherapy:

1- Injectable

2- Edible

Chemotherapy services at Reza Radiotherapy and Oncology Center:

In this center, outpatient chemotherapy services are provided in a quiet environment with a capacity of 26 beds by experienced and experienced nurses and specialist doctors and the use of various types of infusion pumps (a device that automatically performs injections for a certain period of time), syringes and serum. Precisely, it is offered in two shifts, morning and evening. Patients come for chemotherapy by making an appointment.

In the injection method, drugs are transferred to the patient’s circulatory system by intravenous injection, intramuscular injection, subcutaneous injection, etc.