4 myths about chemotherapy

When newly diagnosed cancer patients are prescribed化疗, they are understandably apprehensive.

单词“化疗”唤起了很厉害的人患过自己的图像cancer treatment. But we've made enormous strides over the last couple of decades that have minimized chemotherapy'sside effects对于许多癌症患者。

我的patients ask a lot of questions about chemotherapy. They want to know how their life will be impacted. Often, they have concerns about how they will feel and what they will experience.

这里有一些我听到化疗最大的误区。

误区1：如果我的医生规定的化疗，这意味着我的病是终端。Chemotherapy is one of the methods used for treating cancer, and may be combined with others, such as surgery and radiation.

类型化疗规定和给药频率取决于癌症的类型和不指示患者的前景的。事实上，化疗是最常用的，作为预防措施，以防止日后复发癌和提高固化的可能性。

误区2：化疗会彻底搅乱了我的生活。今天激烈的副作用，患者经历了很多年前没有那么普遍，由于医学的进步。疲劳is the most common side effect, and can vary significantly from person to person.

Most often, the fatigue lasts for a few days after chemo, but, by and large, patients go on living their normal lives throughout treatment (including work), with some modifications to their diet and routine.

Patients also can receive treatment in a setting that's close to where they live and work.

误区3：化疗是不值得的。与处理癌症诊断需要做出非常个人的选择，每个病人是唯一的。随着我们在化疗已经取得的进展，越来越多的人生存和癌症治疗后蓬勃发展。这可能需要一段时间化疗后完全恢复旧的自我，但它绝不是毁灭性的经验，这是几十年前。

我的th #4: A patient going through chemotherapy can contaminate others.Patients don't become toxic during chemotherapy. I'm frequently asked if a patient should sleep in another bedroom while going through treatment or use separate restrooms or take other precautions. It is perfectly fine to maintain your regular lifestyle.

这就是说，你应该与你的预防措施，肿瘤学家说你需要关于避孕和性活动采取。

好于预期的
许多患者今天完成化疗并注意它是不是那么糟糕，因为他们的预期。我们将继续在改善癌症治疗和帮助我们的患者活得更舒适地在他们的处理，使长足的进步。