It is most common for patients to undergo the I.V. chemotherapy, which is to have three drugs put through your blood vessels intravenously. There s also something called intraparatineal chemotherapy, which is done through a port or tube that s placed directly into your abdomen. Nowadays, a lot of it s done on an outpatient basis. You go every three weeks, have a treatment and that will last for six months. There are a lot of variations.
Different hospitals have different systems that they like.
A lot of people suffer from nausea and vomiting, but nowadays there are a lot of drugs that help counteract that. Most ovarian cancer chemotherapy drugs will cause hair loss, including the entire body. It is repeated each night from 10 p.m. to midnight. All editions of BronxTalk are hosted by Gary Axelbank and produced by Jane Folloro.