Chemotherapy Unit
Chemotherapy means the medical
treatment of cancer and it is an important part of treatment together with
surgery and radiation therapy. Chemotherapy can be applied according to type,
stage of cancer and the health situation of the patient:
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To completely eliminate the cancer cells and
recover the patient (providing a cure),
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To prevent invasion or recurrence of the cancer,
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To stop the growth or slow down the cancer,
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To eliminate the symptoms of cancer.
The chemotherapy agent going to be
used is determined by medical oncologist according to the type of tumor,
invasion status, age of patient, general status and the other present diseases.
Doses and frequency of application
is determined according to various factors and status of patient. Treatment
should be performed in effective doses by protecting the patient from side
effects.
Chemotherapy must be applied in the
cancer centers by the specialized people regarding with this subject. Some of
the ingredients are hormones, biological
drugs, chemotherapy medicines which are
directly effecting the tumor and some
are used to increase this effect of the medicines or control the side effects.
Daily treatments planned in our
chemotherapy unit (intravenous and oral chemotherapies; supportive care for
symptoms) are carried out with experienced staff in a confortable environment.