Chemotherapy is a type of treatment with drugs that kill cancer cells. It is a strong and effective treatment but can also cause serious side effects. What is chemotherapy made of? There are many different kinds of chemotherapy drugs. Each one works a little differently. The main kinds are:...
and slurredspeech.Diagnosisis based primarily on imaging tests, such asmagnetic resonance imaging(MRI) of the brain, and onbiopsyto identify microscopic changes in cells. Depending on the type of glioma and its location, treatment may involvesurgery,chemotherapy,radiation therapy, or targeted drug th...
or additional damage to the lungs.Chemotherapyuses chemicals to destroy cancerous cells, but these chemicals also attack normal cells to varying degrees, causing side effects that are similar to radiation therapy. An experimental technology that has shown promise in the treatment of lung cancer ismic...
or to prevent organ rejection after a transplant. But whenchemotherapytypes of medications (such as methotrexate or cyclophosphamide) are used to treat inflammatory diseases, they tend to have lower doses and less risk of side effects than when they’re prescribed forcancer treatment. ...
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy Sep 2007450被引用 0笔记PDF 引用 收藏 共1个版本 摘要原文 Staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) typing is important for the identification and definition of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clones, and for routine purposes, multiplex PCR assays are...
of metastasis or mortality became significantly lower for breast cancer6,7or ovary cancer.8In addition, the use of beta-blockers improved the survival outcomes of non-small-cell lung cancer patients receiving radiotherapy,9chemotherapy,10or immunotherapy.11Therefore, the comprehensive knowledge of ...
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In some cancer types, identification of single molecular alterations has been found to be very useful in the clinical setting due to its ability to predict treatment efficacy. For example, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations predict benefit from anti- EGFR drugs in lung adenocarcinoma...
Other therapies used for dermatitis include antihistamines, phototherapy, which uses ultraviolet radiation to suppress immune reactions, and photochemotherapy, which combines phototherapy with the administration of a light-sensitizing compound such as psoralen.The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica ...
Have a family or personal history of DVT Have a genetic condition that increases your risk of blood clots Have cancer or are having chemotherapy for cancer Have an injury or surgery that limits blood flow in your deep veins Are immobilized, especially after surgery or a serious injury, or if...