How is pancreatic cancer treated with chemotherapy
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My cousin got pancreatic cancer. She just had pancreatic cancer surgery in the hospital. The doctor said that she still needed chemotherapy. But I heard that the patient would be in great pain and lose her hair. I was really worried about her. Now let's talk about chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer.
How is pancreatic cancer treated with chemotherapy
Treatment 1: radiotherapy and chemotherapy need to be carried out according to the specific situation of patients, so the number of times of treatment per person is more or less. Generally, after this conclusion, doctors will use targeted therapy. The drugs used in this method are imported drugs, and the cost is very expensive. Each pill is 660 yuan, one pill per day.
Treatment 2: chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer is generally oral and injection. Some chemotherapy drugs are taken in the form of tablets, others are injected intramuscularly or subcutaneously, and intraspinal (intrathecal) injections, more commonly intravenous. Intravenous injection can be completed in a few minutes, can also be placed in a large volume of liquid infusion for several hours.
Treatment 3: chemotherapy can indeed play a more obvious effect, but at the same time, the side effects are greater. It is possible to combine chemotherapy with traditional Chinese medicine to strengthen the curative effect, inhibit and eliminate tumors, which can play a role of short-term attenuation and efficiency, and can inhibit cancer cells, control metastasis and recurrence in the long term.
matters needing attention
Pancreatic cancer chemotherapy, often produce gastrointestinal adverse reactions, mainly nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, constipation is the most common, these are often because chemotherapy drugs stimulate the vomiting center in the brain, or damage the gastrointestinal mucosa, resulting in edema and unable to absorb food nutrition.
