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CHEMOTHERAPHY: DRUGTREATMENT USES CHEMICALS TOKILL CANCER CELLS
 
CHEMOTHERAPHY- The use of medications to treat cancer hasplayed a major role in cancer treatment for half a century. Yearsof testing and research have proved chemotheraphy to be aneffective cancer treatment. It may be your only treatment, or itmay be used in combination with other treatments, such assurgery and radiation theraphy.Chemotheraphy works by killing rapidly dividing cells. Thesecells include cancer cells, which continuously divide to formmore cells, and healthy cells that also divide quickly, such asthose in your bone marrow, gastrointestinal tract, reproductivesystem and hair follicles. Healthy cells usually usually recover shortly after chemotheraphy is complete, so for example, your hair starts growing again.
 
One of chemotheraphy’s main advantages is that unlike radiation ,which treats only the area of the body exposed to the radiation-chemotheraphy treats the entire body. As a result, any cells thatmay be broken away from the original cancer are treated.Depending on what type of cancer you have and whether it hasspread, your doctor may use chemotheraphy to:->Eliminate all cancer cells in your body, even when cancer iswidespread->Prolong your life by controlling cancer growth and spread->Relieve symptoms and enhance your quality of life
CHEMOTHERAPHY CAN SERVE VARYING GOALS
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