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:

·         To completely eliminate the cancer cells and recover the patient (providing a cure),

·         To prevent invasion or recurrence of the cancer,

·         To stop the growth or slow down the cancer,

·         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.