Chemotherapy

Sara saeed abuhantash 139427

Eman Ibrahim salah 135838
Aseel arab 140590
Chemotherapy is a medication treatment that utilizes
solid synthetics to kill the quickly developing cells in
the body. Chemotherapy is regularly utilized in
treating many sorts of malignant growth and different
infections connected with bone marrow.

cancer is a disease where some of the body cells

grow and divide with no control affecting a body part
or spreading to other parts of the body through blood
stream or lymph system.
Cancer and its treatment often cause physical,
psychological, and cognitive problems.

In chemotherapy many medications are utilized, and

each medication have an alternate aftereffect which
implies the secondary effects could differ from gentle
to serious or now and again there is none. A
considerable lot of these secondary effects shows
up after the finish of the treatment.
How you prepare

 Have a device surgically inserted before

intravenous chemotherapy
 Go through tests and methodology to ensure
your body is prepared to get chemotherapy.
 See your dental specialist.
 Prepare for aftereffects.
 Make game plans for help at home and at work.
 Plan for your first treatment

The most common SHORT side effects include:

- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea or constipation
- Hair loss
- Fatigue
- Loss of appetite
- Fever
- Pain
- Mouth sores
- Bleeding
- Easy bruising
Some other effects are late developing side effects
which means they appear after months or years of
chemotherapy depending on the used drug like:
- Heart problems
- Lung tissue damage
- Kidney problems
- Peripheral nerve damage
- Risk of developing a second cancer
- Infertility

Who chooses which drug should be used is the

doctor but based on a discuss between him and the
patient and based on several factors as:
- Type of cancer
- stage of caner
- patient overall health and history
- previous cancer treatment
- patient’s goals and preferences
some of these drugs are:
- Abraxane: commonly for breast cancer
- Adriamycin: for breast, bladder, lymphoma,
sarcoma cancer and acute lymphocytic
leukemia.
- Carboplatin: for ovarian, lung, head, neck and
brain cancers.
- Cytoxan: slow down or stops cell growth and
decrease the immune system response.
- Daunorubicin: for acute myeloid leukaemia.

Chemotherapy treatments are received in many

different forms and how the patient will receive it is
based on doctor decision and what drugs the patient
is about to receive:
- Chemotherapy infusions: into the vein
- Chemotherapy pills and capsules
- Chemotherapy shots: as an injection
- Some chemotherapies are given to treat one
body area, and some others are given directly to
the cancer.
rehab focus:
In treating a cancer patient, the goal of rehabilitation
should be focused on decreasing the side effects
and cancer symptoms, keeping the patients active,
improving the quality of life, and on keeping the
patient as independent as possible.

rehab concerns:
Patients most physical concerns usually are about
the side effects mostly the occurred fatigue, loss of
hair and constipation. And other frequent concerns
were about the affect on family or partner plus
anxiety due to the treatment.

Resources:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/chemotherapy/
about/pac-20385033
https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/understanding/what-is-
cancer#:~:text=Cancer%20is%20a%20disease%20in,up%20of
%20trillions%20of%20cells.
https://www.breastcancer.org/treatment/chemotherapy/medicines