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1: What Is Induction Chemotherapy
Induction chemotherapy is usually used before more aggressive treatment. With induction chemotherapy, one can test different dugs on patients and their response to these dugs. Not only different drugs but amount of dose also varied. This will help to observe your physical reaction to side effects and what amount of dose you should be given without causing much pain and damage.

2: What Is CHOP Chemotherapy
CHOP chemotherapy is chemotherapy treatment used for treating some types of cancer such as Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. CHOP is abbreviated name for the drugs that are used in CHOP chemotherapy for treating cancer. These drugs are as follows.

3: What Is Adjuvant Chemotherapy
Adjuvant chemotherapy is treatment to kill left over cancerous cells that might be present after surgical treatment. Adjuvant chemotherapy prevents possible cancer reoccurrence. Adjuvant chemotherapy is helpful in changing behavior of cancers such as breast cancer, ovarian cancer, colon cancer, testicular cancer and many others.

4: What Does Chemotherapy Do?
In human body, cell division is constantly taking place to produce new cells. These newly produced cells replace damaged or dead cells. This process of cell division is controlled precisely so that only required no of cells are produced.

5: What Are Chemotherapy Drugs
Chemotherapy is treatment for treating cancer with drugs or chemicals. There are various chemotherapy drugs that are available in market. These chemotherapy drugs are classified into different group depending on their chemical structure, their working and their relationship with other drug.


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