About Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy is a type of cancer treatment that uses one or more anti-cancer drugs as part of a standardized chemotherapy regimen. Chemotherapy may be given with a curative intent, or it may aim to prolong life or to reduce symptoms.
Ugandan teenage cancer patient: How a bed saved my life
... Most cancer treatment involves regular Chemotherapy - a treatment regime that involves drugs that destroy rapidly growing cancer cells in the body...
'A blood test saved my life' says young cancer patient
... You know your body Nella went to her GP for a blood test, followed by a bone marrow test, which revealed she had acute leukaemia and needed immediate Chemotherapy...
Wilko Johnson: Dr Feelgood guitarist dies, aged 75
... The musician refused Chemotherapy to embark on a farewell tour...
Egg freezing: What is the success rate?
... Most of them will be women, to preserve the already sick - often with the opportunity to have children after the fertility-damaging treatments such as Chemotherapy and thus may have a lower chance of pregnancy...
My circus 'gives me a reason to live'
... She says the circus is a land of pure magic , that she finds rejuvenates her after Chemotherapy...
'Cancer treatment broke my heart, but I've survived'
... Three years later, after surgery to remove one breast, Chemotherapy, radiotherapy and another major reconstructive operation, Kreena felt she was out of the woods...