Friday, September 12, 2014

How is chemotherapy given?

dministration of Chemotherapy Drugs

Chemotherapy drugs are usually administered intravenously, orally or locally, although other routes may be used for certain drugs in certain cancers. Chemotherapy drugs may be given as a single drug (monotherapy) or multiple drugs (combination therapy). Sometimes chemotherapy may be combined with surgery and radiotherapy. The dosage or treatment schedule can be daily or in weekly cycles or monthly cycles depending upon the type of drug, type of treatment, type of cancer, stage and site of cancer, extent of spread, and overall health of the patien

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