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The threat of death and decreased quality of life overshadow the millions of cancer sufferers. World Health Organization (WHO) estimates, in 2005 approximately 7.6 million people died of cancer. This means 13 percent of the total number of deaths in the world. An estimated 9 million people will die from cancer in 2015.

So far more cancer deaths than the number of deaths due to tuberculosis, HIV, and malaria. "More than 70 percent of cancer deaths occur in the low or middle-income countries," said Dr. Noorwati Sutandyo of the Division of Hematology-Medical Oncology Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia-Dharmais Cancer Hospital.

Everyone could esophageal cancer, especially over the age of 40 years. Most data on 10 cancer Dharmais Cancer Hospital in 2007 were from the 1348 total cases, 32.4 percent of breast cancer, and 18.8 percent of cervical cancers.

Some cancers are genetic factors, diet, obesity, smoking, exposure to chemicals, hormones, radiation and ultraviolet light, viruses, and immune systems.

Various chemotherapy

There are several ways of chemotherapy. If the function to kill cancer cells systemically, the drug is given by injection and orally. Regional chemotherapy, which focuses on the organ affected by cancer are given together with drugs.

This therapy can be curative or healing role. Chemotherapy may be controlling the spread of cancer by preventing, slowing growth, kill cancer cells that spread, and reduce tumor size. Another function is a palliative or reduce the symptoms of cancer, especially pain.

Some types of chemotherapy, among others, primary chemotherapy, adjuvant chemotherapy or extra-given after surgery or radiation to kill cancer cells, and neoadjuvan chemotherapy given before surgery or radiation to shrink the tumor size. "Chemotherapy can be given as monotherapy or in combination with other therapies, such as surgery, radiotherapy, and biologic therapy," said Noorwati.

Forms of Chemotherapy
There are several ways of chemotherapy:

• In the form of tablets or capsules which must be taken several times daily. The advantage of this kind of oral chemotherapy is: can be done at home.
• In the form of injections or injection. Can be done in the doctor's office, hospital, clinic, even at home.
• In the form of infusion. Performed in a hospital, clinic, or at home (by a trained paramedic).
Depending on the type, chemotherapy is given every day, once a week, three weeks, even once a month. How many series you have to undergo chemotherapy, also depending on the type of your cancer.
This therapy can control cancer long enough, such as ovarian cancer, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, chronic blood cancer that destroy bone (multiple myeloma), and endometrial cancer.

In addition, palliative chemotherapy or it can be useful for reducing symptoms in nasopharyngeal cancer, prostate cancer, endometrial cancer, cancer of the neck and head, as well as advanced-stage lung cancer.
The benefits also depend on types of cancer chemotherapy.

With chemotherapy, drugs not only kill cancer cells, but normal cells that divide rapidly like cancer cells, the gastrointestinal cells, skin cells, hair cells, and sperm.
Side Effects. The most feared side effects of chemotherapy is. There are people who did not feel any side effects of chemotherapy. There are mild side effects. But there is also the pain of it. There is-no or the severity of side effects of chemotherapy depend on many things, among other types of chemotherapy drugs, the condition of your body, your mental condition, and so forth.
Side effects occur because chemotherapy drugs chemotherapy is very strong, and not only kill cancer cells, but also attack healthy cells, particularly cells that divide rapidly.

Therefore the side effects of chemotherapy appear on parts of the body cells divide rapidly, namely:
• Hair (loss)
• bone marrow (decreased hemoglobin, platelets, and white blood cells, making the body weak, feeling tired, shortness of breath, bleeding, and easily become infected)
• skin (blue / blackened, dry, and itchy), mouth and throat (thrush, dry, and difficulty in swallowing)
• gastrointestinal (nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain)
• production of hormones (lowered libido and fertility)
But you need not fear. Along with chemotherapy, doctors usually give too drugs to suppress the side effects minimized. Besides all those side effects are temporary. Once the chemotherapy is stopped, your condition will be recovered as before.

Some other side effects are hair loss, mouth ulcer, pulmonary fibrosis, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, muscle aches toxic to the heart, local reaction, even kidney failure, and suppress production of blood.

For that, patients are encouraged to eat and drink little but often, drinking every vomiting; and avoid smelly food, greasy, fatty, spicy, too sweet, hot, and smelled of citrus. Patients are encouraged to consume foods cold and dry, ginger-flavored tea, acupuncture, muscle relaxation, music therapy, wearing baggy clothes, and not lie down after eating.

Considering the benefits of chemotherapy, side effects that arise because of this therapy is not expected to discourage patients battling cancer. Moreover, most side effects are temporary and can be overcome in various ways. Some dietary supplement products claiming to reduce the side effects of chemotherapy at the same time to rebuild your body condition. You can use it, but consult with experts, and certainly with your doctor as well.

Currently, the increasingly widespread use of herbal medicines (which is becoming more acceptable the medical community), many clinics that claim to provide free herbal chemotherapy side effects. If you intend to use it, make sure that your address in the clinic is a medical doctor. At least you should consult with your doctor, and laboratory examinations done regularly to monitor the results.