Chemotherapy is a cancer treatment method by giving substance / drug that will be useful to kill cancer cells. To kill cancer cells by interfering with the function performed cell reproduction. Chemotherapy is useful to reduce the size of the cancer before surgery, destroy all the cancer cells left behind after surgery.
- surgery
- chemotherapy
- radiotherapy
- nausea and gag
- damage to the kidneys
- irritate the oral cavity
- hair loss
- decreased sexual desire
- sprue
- diarrhea
how to overcome it:
- provision of anti-nausea and vomiting
- currently sits on the queasy feeling fresh
- eating high levels of protein and carbohydrate (puddings, cereals, meatballs, pudding, milk, toast, soup, yogurt, cheese, condensed milk, dates, nuts, etc.)
- do oral care by brushing your teeth before bed and after meals. When you can not brush my teeth because of gum bleeding, use an oral
- give lip moisturizer as needed
- avoid smoking, spicy food and water ice
for patients with late stage cancer / metastasis, chemotherapy action can only delay death or prolong a patient's life for a while.
