Official medicine
recommends cytostatic as the best treatment for malignant diseases, although
the side effects are really severe and significantly impair the quality of life
of the diseased. However, they can be reduced by using
natural products
Cancer patients
are dealing with extremely serious side effects of chemotherapy. Very often we
do not know what's worse, whether the primary disease or side effects of chemotherapy. Through years of working with oncology
patients, we have collected some empirical knowledge about side effects and how
to minimize them as much as possible. The first thing you need to know is that
not everyone goes through chemotherapy, not all has
the same side effects (someone stronger, some mild) and not all chemotherapies are same. It is very important in what
condition is the immune complex of the organism before going to chemotherapy. What to do while you are at chemotherapy to retain the immune status. There are
generally few principles that can help you. But first of all let’s clarify what
chemotherapy represents:
Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy is a systemic treatment and control of malignant disease (cancer) of chemical substances of natural or synthetic origin, which are also known anticancer drugs, cytotoxic drugs or cytostatic. For this type of therapy, the name of chemotherapy is accepted, because by this method of treatment the growth of malignant cells and tumor tissue is controlled by chemical means. The advantage of chemotherapy in relation to other healing treatments is that cytostatic reach the tumor metastasis, at many sites in the body where other drugs or procedures do not have an appropriate approach. The mechanism of action of cytostatic is most often seen in the disruption of the synthesis and function of macromolecules (DNA, RNA, proteins) and the function of cellular organelles, which enable normal cell division (mitosis).
Chemotherapy is a systemic treatment and control of malignant disease (cancer) of chemical substances of natural or synthetic origin, which are also known anticancer drugs, cytotoxic drugs or cytostatic. For this type of therapy, the name of chemotherapy is accepted, because by this method of treatment the growth of malignant cells and tumor tissue is controlled by chemical means. The advantage of chemotherapy in relation to other healing treatments is that cytostatic reach the tumor metastasis, at many sites in the body where other drugs or procedures do not have an appropriate approach. The mechanism of action of cytostatic is most often seen in the disruption of the synthesis and function of macromolecules (DNA, RNA, proteins) and the function of cellular organelles, which enable normal cell division (mitosis).
Types of
chemotherapy
There are a number of strategies in the application of chemotherapeutic drugs that are in regular use today. Chemotherapy can be applied alone or together with other methods in the target; curing, prolongation of life or alleviation of tumor process symptoms. Today, in everyday oncology and other medical practice, the following forms of chemotherapy are applied:
There are a number of strategies in the application of chemotherapeutic drugs that are in regular use today. Chemotherapy can be applied alone or together with other methods in the target; curing, prolongation of life or alleviation of tumor process symptoms. Today, in everyday oncology and other medical practice, the following forms of chemotherapy are applied:
Combined
chemotherapy. which is based on a combination of chemotherapy along with other
methods, such as radiation therapy or surgery. Most cancers are now treated in
this way.
Adjuvant chemotherapy, (post-operative therapy), is applied after surgery, cryotherapy, radiotherapy, etc., with the aim of supplementing the treatment process or preventing recurrence (by destroying remaining residual cells). It is routinely used in breast tumors and a large number of cancers.
Systemic chemotherapy is most commonly used in patients with metastatic changes due to which surgical or other types of therapy cannot be used. It more relieves the symptoms caused by the tumor, than treating the tumor.
Compatible chemotherapy, ("support therapy"), aims to improve the quality of life for the patient and to limit the adverse effects of the tumor.
Chemoprevency is a form of treatment that should be applied in the future. It essence is in disguised tumor cells, but in the creation of functions and conditions in a cell that will prevent the development of tumors.
Adjuvant chemotherapy, (post-operative therapy), is applied after surgery, cryotherapy, radiotherapy, etc., with the aim of supplementing the treatment process or preventing recurrence (by destroying remaining residual cells). It is routinely used in breast tumors and a large number of cancers.
Systemic chemotherapy is most commonly used in patients with metastatic changes due to which surgical or other types of therapy cannot be used. It more relieves the symptoms caused by the tumor, than treating the tumor.
Compatible chemotherapy, ("support therapy"), aims to improve the quality of life for the patient and to limit the adverse effects of the tumor.
Chemoprevency is a form of treatment that should be applied in the future. It essence is in disguised tumor cells, but in the creation of functions and conditions in a cell that will prevent the development of tumors.
Nausea and
vomiting
The prevalence of nausea and vomiting is diverse, due to different definitions and methods of approaching their assessment. Numerous researches confirm that nausea occurs in about 29% of patients on chemotherapy or in one, out of three patients, and vomiting in 11% of patients, or in one in ten patients. With the introduction of new pharmacological drugs (5-HT3 receptor blockers), a reduction in the prevalence of nausea and vomiting was anticipated. However, numerous studies show different results. While one study reports data on a lower incidence of nausea and vomiting, the other three state that the incidence of vomiting after 5-HT3 drugs in chemotherapy is lower, but not the incidence of post-chemotherapeutic nausea.
The prevalence of nausea and vomiting is diverse, due to different definitions and methods of approaching their assessment. Numerous researches confirm that nausea occurs in about 29% of patients on chemotherapy or in one, out of three patients, and vomiting in 11% of patients, or in one in ten patients. With the introduction of new pharmacological drugs (5-HT3 receptor blockers), a reduction in the prevalence of nausea and vomiting was anticipated. However, numerous studies show different results. While one study reports data on a lower incidence of nausea and vomiting, the other three state that the incidence of vomiting after 5-HT3 drugs in chemotherapy is lower, but not the incidence of post-chemotherapeutic nausea.
Tips To Help
Alleviate Nausea And Vomiting Due To Chemotherapy
Frequently drink small amounts of
fluid. Avoid drinking during meals.
Drink and eat slowly. Take more often small meals.
Eat dry foods like toast and crackers, especially the first day after chemotherapy
Avoid heavy, fatty and very sweet and spicy foods as well as intense scent foods. Take the food that suits you.
Prepare food preferably in advance to avoid cooking the meals while you feel nauseous.
Drink and eat slowly. Take more often small meals.
Eat dry foods like toast and crackers, especially the first day after chemotherapy
Avoid heavy, fatty and very sweet and spicy foods as well as intense scent foods. Take the food that suits you.
Prepare food preferably in advance to avoid cooking the meals while you feel nauseous.
Do not take food for at least one hour after chemotherapy.
Drink ginger tea. Due to the bitter taste, it is recommended to moderately sweeten it.
Take food and drink of moderate temperature, neither too hot nor too cold.
Relax after a meal but not in a lying position for easier food passing through the digestive system.
.Try to do the tiny tasks and activities that will occupy you and possibly turn your attention away from a feeling of nausea like walking, watching television, playing video games.
Avoid coffee and cigarettes.
Use different relaxation techniques - breathing exercises, visualization exercises, meditation.
Drink ginger tea. Due to the bitter taste, it is recommended to moderately sweeten it.
Take food and drink of moderate temperature, neither too hot nor too cold.
Relax after a meal but not in a lying position for easier food passing through the digestive system.
.Try to do the tiny tasks and activities that will occupy you and possibly turn your attention away from a feeling of nausea like walking, watching television, playing video games.
Avoid coffee and cigarettes.
Use different relaxation techniques - breathing exercises, visualization exercises, meditation.
The research has proven that cannabis does
have anti-tumor properties, relieves pain and restores appetite suffering from
cancer.
Active cannabis substances - cannabinoids - relieve nausea and vomiting during chemo and prevent unwanted consequences.
Active cannabis substances - cannabinoids - relieve nausea and vomiting during chemo and prevent unwanted consequences.
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