{"id":1874,"date":"2019-05-08T06:18:26","date_gmt":"2019-05-08T06:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/?p=1874"},"modified":"2023-04-28T05:45:27","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T05:45:27","slug":"chemotherapy-and-its-role-in-cancer-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/cancer\/chemotherapy-and-its-role-in-cancer-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"Chemotherapy and its role in cancer treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>What is chemotherapy?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"caps\">It is the use of drugs to treat any disease. It is used most often to treat cancer.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>There are three main goals for chemotherapy in cancer treatment:-<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Cure<\/strong> \u2013 Used to kill cells in affected area<\/p>\n<p><strong>Control<\/strong> \u2013 Used to control the spread of the cancer by shrinking the tumour or preventing it from growing further.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Palliation<\/strong> \u2013 Used to ease the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/Centers-of-Excellence-and-Specialties\/Oncology\">symptoms of cancer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Use of chemotherapy drugs<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Use of a single chemotherapy drug when:-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tumour is small<\/li>\n<li>Limited to a specific area<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Use of a combination of drugs<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When tumour is large<\/li>\n<li>When it is widespread<\/li>\n<li>Has spread to other parts of body<\/li>\n<li>Cancer cells get immune to single drug<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Deciding on the best kind of chemotherapy<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The schedule and dosage will depend on:-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The type of cancer<\/li>\n<li>What stage it is in<\/li>\n<li>Age<\/li>\n<li>Other medical issues<\/li>\n<li>Body\u2019s response<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"also-read\">Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/cancer\/chemotherapy-for-cancer-what-it-is-how-it-works-and-chemo-side-effects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Chemotherapy Side Effects<\/a><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Chemotherapy in combination with other treatment<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Chemotherapy is often used in combination with:-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Immunotherapy<\/li>\n<li>Gene therapy<\/li>\n<li>Radiation therapy<\/li>\n<li>Surgery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>How is chemotherapy administered?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>There are several ways in which it can be administered.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Intravenous (through a vein)<\/li>\n<li>Oral (through the mouth as tablets)<\/li>\n<li>Intrathecal (through the spine)<\/li>\n<li>Intra-arterial (through a main artery)<\/li>\n<li>Intracavitary (through abdomen or chest)<\/li>\n<li>Intramuscular (through muscle tissue)<\/li>\n<li>Intralesional (straight into the tumour)<\/li>\n<li>Intravesical (into the bladder)<\/li>\n<li>Topical (on the skin)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kauvery Hospital is globally known for its multidisciplinary services at all its Centers of Excellence, and for its comprehensive, Avant-Grade technology, especially in diagnostics and remedial care in heart diseases, transplantation, vascular and neurosciences medicine. Located in the heart of Trichy (Tennur, Royal Road and Alexandria Road (Cantonment), Chennai, Hosur, Salem, Tirunelveli and Bengaluru, the hospital also renders adult and pediatric trauma care.<\/p>\n<p>Chennai \u2013 044 4000 6000 \u2022 Trichy \u2013 Cantonment \u2013 0431 4077777 \u2022 Trichy \u2013 Heartcity \u2013 0431 4077777 \u2022 Trichy \u2013 Tennur \u2013 0431 4022555 \u2022 Maa Kauvery Trichy \u2013 0431 4077777 \u2022 Kauvery Cancer Institute, Trichy \u2013 0431 4077777 \u2022 Hosur \u2013 04344 272727 \u2022 Salem \u2013 0427 2677777 \u2022 Tirunelveli &#8211; 0462 4006000 \u2022 Bengaluru &#8211; 080 6801 6801<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is chemotherapy? It is the use of drugs to treat any disease. It is used most often to treat cancer. 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