When people talk about cancer treatments, “chemotherapy” is often a term that’s discussed.

Chemotherapy may be given as a pill or an injection into the bloodstream. Chemotherapy disrupts the ability of cells (both healthy and cancer cells) to divide or grow.

A healthcare team determines the right type of chemotherapy, dose, treatment interval, and duration for each person.

Emily
“By the time it was time to start chemo I was ready. I wanted the chemotherapy inside of me, I wanted to kill the cancer and attack it, and I felt mentally ready.”
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Side effects of Chemotherapy

Very common side effects of chemotherapy can include nausea and vomiting, fever, swelling, rash, flu-like symptoms, diarrhea, anemia (low red blood cells) as well as leukopenia (low white blood cells), loss of appetite and hair loss. Chemotherapy can put patients at increased risk for infection and bleeding. Blood counts as well as renal and hepatic function tests should be taken regularly. Certain drugs have been associated with a type of pneumonia that can be severe.

Talk to your doctor to find out the appropriate treatment option for your specific lung cancer.

Art of chemoradiation therapy in Stage 3 Lung Cancer