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  1. After chemotherapy - discharge 
    You had chemotherapy treatment for your cancer. Your risk for infection, bleeding, and skin problems may be high. To stay healthy ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000012.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Chemotherapy 
    The term chemotherapy is used to describe cancer-killing drugs. Chemotherapy may be used to: Cure the cancer Shrink the cancer ... HOW CHEMOTHERAPY IS GIVEN Depending on the type of cancer and where it is found, chemotherapy drugs may be ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002324.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Oral mucositis - self-care 
    ... and irritation in the mouth. Radiation therapy or chemotherapy may cause mucositis. Follow your health care provider's ... as: Mouth pain Mouth sores Infection Bleeding With chemotherapy, mucositis heals by itself when there is no ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000047.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Chemotherapy - what to ask your doctor 
    You are having chemotherapy . This is treatment that uses medicines to kill cancer cells. Depending on your type of cancer and treatment plan, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000185.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Types of chemotherapy 
    Chemotherapy is the use of medicine to treat cancer. Chemotherapy kills cancer cells. It may be used to ... people are treated with a single type of chemotherapy. But often, people get more than one type ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000910.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Test Your Chemotherapy Knowledge 
    The goal of chemotherapy is to: The correct answer is all of the above. Chemotherapy refers to cancer-killing medicines. These medicines can ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/quiz/002324_10.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Bleeding during cancer treatment 
    ... bleeding too much by helping your blood clot. Chemotherapy, radiation, and bone marrow transplants can destroy some ... Accessed July 1, 2022. National Cancer Institute website. Chemotherapy and you: support for people with cancer. www. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000022.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Dry mouth during cancer treatment 
    ... Elsevier; 2020:chap 40. National Cancer Institute website. Chemotherapy and you: support for people with cancer. www.cancer.gov/publications/patient-education/chemotherapy-and-you.pdf . Updated September 2018. Accessed July ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000032.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Cancer treatment - preventing infection 
    ... and some treatments including bone marrow transplant and chemotherapy affect your bone marrow and immune system. This ... Elsevier; 2020:chap 34. National Cancer Institute website. Chemotherapy and you: support for people with cancer. www. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000913.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Targeted therapies for cancer 
    ... harm to normal cells than other treatments. Standard chemotherapy works by killings cancer cells and some normal ... You may receive targeted therapy along with surgery, chemotherapy, hormonal therapy , or radiation therapy . You may receive ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000902.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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