Tag: chemotherapy
Weighing the Pros and Cons: Should Chemotherapy be Given to Elderly Patients?
There are many challenging views on ethical dilemmas in the medical community, all of which take into account several interpretations and considerations that vary from [more…]
Chemotherapy in Advanced Age – Weighing a Hefty Cost against Slim Odds of Success
Elderly patients are predicted to represent, in the near future, the largest group of cancer patients.
Accidental Exposure to Chemotherapeutic Agents: An Occupational Health Hazard for Oncology Nurses
Cytotoxic drugs, also known as anti-neoplastic or cancer chemotherapy drugs are expressly designed to kill or arrest the growth of living cells. They have been [more…]
Nurses: Changing Psychological Deadlines to Lifelines
As soft as sponge, in a bony crunch, form blood cells and fight with infection cells. “The bone marrow” which produces body’s blood cell including [more…]
Can Keeping Yourself Alkaline Help Fight Cancer?
Medical history of treating diseases used to deal with only the pathological aspect of disease. However, nowadays, a new approach has been adopted which is [more…]
