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Chemotherapy Protocols: How Does Chemotherapy Work?
Normally, cells live, grow and die in a predictable way. Cancer occurs when certain
cells in the body keep dividing and forming more cells without the ability to stop
this process. Chemotherapy protocols involve destroying cancer cells by keeping
the cells from further multiplying. Unfortunately, in the process of undergoing
chemotherapy protocols, healthy cells can also be affected, especially those that
naturally should divide quickly.
Chemotherapy protocols strive to maximize the elimination of cancer cells while
minimizing the negative effects that these protocols have on healthy cells. Much
progress in developing successful chemotherapy protocols has been made, including
the identification of many different types of cancer and the corresponding development
of effective chemotherapy protocol solutions. But there is still much work to be
done.
The discussion of chemotherapy protocols is incomplete without a thorough understanding
of additional topics regarding chemotherapy. Our chemotherapy terms page and later sections in this site further
discuss different types of chemotherapy, specific types of cancer for which they
are used, and the biological processes affected throughout the body.
More Chemotherapy Information:
Chemotherapy Terms
Chemotherapy
Protocols - How Chemotherapy Works
How Chemotherapy Is Given
How Doctors Decide Which Chemotherapy Drugs To Give
How Long Chemotherapy Is Given
How To Tell If Chemotherapy Is Working
Cancer Cells & Chemotherapy
Types
of Chemotherapy
Targeted
Therapy
The Immune
System
About
Immunotherapy
Hormone
Therapy
Chemoporotective
Agents
Chemotherapy Resistance
Short & Long Term Side Effects of Chemotherapy
Nadir
Cancer Clinical Trials
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