There are four main kinds of treatment for cancer-surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and biological therapy. These are used to destroy cancer cells and bring about a remission. Depending on what type of cancer people have, they could have one kind of treatment or a combination of treatments. Treatments for cancer sometimes cause unwanted side effects such as hair loss, nausea, and weakness.
Side effects are problems caused by the treatment.
This happens because cancer treatment that destroys cancer cells also can hurt some normal cells. Sometimes, people with cancer are treated in studies that test different types of cancer treatment. A common way of getting medicines into the bloodstream is by having them drip down from a container through a tube and needle and into a vein. After surgery, blood or fluids to help a patient recover can be given through IVs. A detailed plan that doctors follow when treating cancer patients.