Breast Cancer Chemotherapy

The most common treatment for any type cancer is chemotherapy. Even when surgery is required in a cancer treatment, it is accompanied by a dose of chemotherapy before as well as after the surgery. Chemotherapy is also prescribed in breast cancer. Since chemotherapy kills the rapidly dividing cancer cells in the body, it also affects those healthy cells that divide rapidly (includes cells of intestine track, nose, mouth, hair, etc).

These healthy cells repair the damage caused to them by chemotherapy but it takes time. In the mean while the body may show some side effects due to the administration of chemotherapy over these healthy cells. Especially in case of breast cancer, a woman may show various side effects that may range from nausea, weight change, anemia to menopause.  We have discussed some of these chemotherapy side effects along with helpful tips to combat the same.

Menopause

In breast cancer chemotherapy, menopause is the most common symptom, as the cells in the ovaries grow rapidly. As a result a woman may experience temporary menopause as long as the chemotherapy treatment continues. But, there is an exception to this situation. If a women is near the age of natural menopause, then after going through the  treatment, she may experience the permanent menopause. This may not happen in the case of a woman who is far from her age of natural menopause..

Anemia/weakness

Chemotherapy affects the red blood cells, due to which one may suffer from anemia and consequently weakness. The red blood count which lowers down due to the treatment must be refilled with natural diet that is rich in iron. Vegetables like carrot, spinach, etc are rich in iron. One can also take milk and eggs. It is very important that one must take good care of diet at this time. Even if you are unable to have full meal at one time, take small meals but frequently. Sufficient rest must be accompanied along with the diet.

Different Types of Blood Cancer

Cancer is a dangerous disease which often takes the life of a person. In the conditions of cancer in a person, the cells get divided abnormally, which disturbs the other blood cells and also become the cause of tumor in a person. There are different types of cancer which may affect the body of the person. Cancer of any types is deadly for the human body.

Blood Cancer

This is the type of cancer which affects the blood of a person. This cancer affects the blood or bone marrow of a person. In this disease, the white blood cells popularly known as WBC, multiplies unnecessarily and the number gets increased more than required. These extra numbers of white blood cells interferes in the production and functioning of RBC, WBC and platelets. There are various symptoms of blood cancer, by which a person can make out. Blood cancer can be treated easily in its initial stages. There are many places in the world where blood cancers are being treated.

Blood Cancer Types

This cancer is basically of four types. They are as follows:

Acute Cancer: This is a type of cancer in which a large number of immature blood cells get developed. The immature blood cells which get produced unnecessarily disturb the production of healthy blood cells. This type of cancer is found mainly in children.

Chronic Cancer: In this type of cancer, a large number of mature cells are present, but they are abnormal. These types of abnormal cells take a lot of time to work properly. The treatment of this type of blood cancer is very complex. It is treated very minutely after studying its symptoms.

Acute Myelogenous or Myeloid Leukemias (AML): This is also a type of blood cancer. In these conditions, the WBC start growing abnormally, and the abnormal growth of this cells interfere in the normal production of other blood cells. This is a dangerous type of cancer and is usually found in children.

Chronic Myelogenous or Myeloid Leukemias (CML): In this type, the unnecessary production of white blood cells takes into the bone marrow. This type of cancer is mainly found in adults, and a person affected by this disease can survive up to 5 years under treatment.

Thus, there are several types of deadly cancers which would kill a person. If you feel any symptoms of cancer, then it's recommended to consult a doctor immediately. The doctor could only recognize the type after certain tests, and would recommend the appropriate medicine.