Chemotherapy Treatments

I am learning about chemotherapy...

There are many different types

of chemotheraphy treatments.

A combination of medicines that

kill cancer cells. There are

chemotherapy creams, shots,

disks put in during surgery, pills

and infusions or iv's.

Treatments can be continuous or

you can be allowed to rest a few

weeks inbetween treatments. 

Did you know that chemotheraphy

is also used to treat diseases other

than cancer like

rheumatoid arthritis and lupus?

I didn't, but today I found that out.

Rheumatoid arthritis affects over

2 million Americans the majority

being women. 

The Mayo Clinic has 6,000 plus

articles on their website concerning

chemotherapy. Pretty amazing.

We Need To Talk

We need to talk. My oldest son was diagnosed with diffuse large B cell lymphoma, stage 4. I knew very little about lymphoma a month ago. That has changed. My little iphone has been around the web world googling it gathering information. Names and numbers of molecules, antigens, cell proteins are all new to me.

My son bravely had his first chemotherapy treatment. I knew very little about chemotherapy either. I thought as a mother I knew quite a bit, but I have so much to learn.

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