Chemotherapy is the treatment of cancer with drugs that can destroy cancer cells by impeding their growth and reproduction. These drugs often are called "anticancer" drugs.
Curative chemotherapy usually requires multiple administrations of the chemical agent. Chemotherapy or systemic therapy is administered in the blood and circulates through the entire body. The choice...
Let your oncologist know you are coming down with a cold. If you have no fever, you can use Grandma's best approach: resting, drinking lots of fluids, and the use of over-the-counter cold medicines...
There are many chemotherapies, each with it's own likely set of side effects, so it is difficult to address them all in one answer.
The most common side effect is fatigue. Getting enough rest and...