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Different drugs used in a chemotherapy against Cancer.

Methotrexate was one of the first drugs used for chemotherapy. It was developed in the 1950s, and is used to treat autoimmune diseases and cancer. It can also be used to treat an ectopic pregnancy, or to perform an abortion.

Chemotherapy, or 'chemo', is the use of chemical substances to treat diseases. The word "chemotherapy" is often used for a type of medicine used to treat cancer. The drugs are cytotoxic, which means they are toxic to the body's cells.^[1]

There are many types of chemotherapy. and doctors chose the medication that will treat each types of cancer in the best way. Often, chemotherapy drugs are combined with each other and with other drugs when a person is treated for cancer.^[2]

When a person has surgery to remove a tumor, chemotherapy may be given before or after.

Chemotherapy can also be used to treat other diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis.

Chemotherapy often has bad side effects:

Loss or damage of hair and nails
Weakened immune system
Nausea and vomiting

References[change | change source]

↑ "Chemotherapy to Treat Cancer - National Cancer Institute". 29 April 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
↑ "What is Cancer? - National Cancer Institute". 17 September 2007. Retrieved 29 May 2018.

Related pages[change | change source]

[1] "Chemotherapy to Treat Cancer - National Cancer Institute". 29 April 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2018.

[2] "What is Cancer? - National Cancer Institute". 17 September 2007. Retrieved 29 May 2018.

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+[[File:Chemotherapy vials (1).jpg|thumb|Different drugs used in a chemotherapy against [[Cancer]].]]
-'''Chemotherapy''' is the use of [[chemical substance]]s to treat [[disease]]s. The word "chemotherapy" is used a lot to talk about a medicine used to help cure cancer called [[cytotoxicity|cytotoxic]].
+[[File:Nci-vol-1831-300 Methotrexate.jpg|thumb|[[Methotrexate]] was one of the first drugs used for chemotherapy. It was developed in the 1950s, and is used to treat [[autoimmune disease]]<nowiki/>s and [[cancer]]. It can also be used to treat an [[ectopic pregnancy]], or to perform an [[abortion]]. ]]
+'''Chemotherapy''', or 'chemo', is the use of [[chemical substance]]s to treat [[disease]]s. The word "chemotherapy" is often used for a type of medicine used to treat [[cancer]]. The drugs are [[cytotoxic]], which means they are [[toxic]] to the body's [[cell]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/types/chemotherapy|accessdate=29 May 2018|title=Chemotherapy to Treat Cancer - National Cancer Institute|date=29 April 2015}}</ref>
+There are many types of chemotherapy. and doctors chose the medication that will treat each types of cancer in the best way. Often, chemotherapy drugs are combined with each other and with other drugs when a person is treated for cancer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/understanding/what-is-cancer|accessdate=29 May 2018|title=What is Cancer? - National Cancer Institute|date=17 September 2007}}</ref>
-When people talk about chemotherapy outside the treatment of cancer, they may also be talking about a kind of medicine called [[antibiotics]]. [[Alexander Fleming]] discovered [[penicillin]], one of the best-known antibiotics.
+When a person has surgery to remove a tumor, chemotherapy may be given before or after.
-Chemotherapy can also be use to treat [[autoimmune]] diseases, such as [[multiple sclerosis]] or a blood cancer such as Leukemia. Other uses are the treatment of [[Hepatitis]], which is caused by a [[virus]], or to suppress the reaction to [[transplant|transplanted organs]].
-Chemotherapy (related to cancer) has side effects including:
+Chemotherapy can also be used to treat other diseases, such as [[rheumatoid arthritis]].
-* Loss of [[hair]]
-* Weakened [[Immune system]]
-* [[Nausea]] and [[Vomiting]]
+Chemotherapy often has bad [[Adverse effect (medicine)|side effects]]:
+* Loss or damage of hair and [[fingernail|nails]]
+* Weakened immune system
+* [[Nausea]] and [[vomiting]]
+== References ==
+{{reflist}}
+== Related pages ==
+*[[Antiviral drug]]
+*[[Pharmacotheraphy]]
+*[[Radiotherapy]]
+*[[Therapy]]
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+[[Category:Cancer treatment]]
+[[Category:Therapy]]
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