A device used to draw blood and give treatments, including intravenous fluids, blood transfusions, or drugs such as chemotherapy and antibiotics.
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Peripherally inserted catheter. A long tube inserted through the peripheral vein, often in the arm, into a larger vein in the body, used when intravenous treatment is required over a long period.
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Oncologist
A doctor who specializes in treating and managing cancer.
Hepatic artery infusion pump. A method of delivering chemotherapy medicine directly to the liver.
Genes that code for enzymes that are important in the breakdown of the chemotherapy drugs 5FU and capecitabine.
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Chemotherapy
Set of drug treatments that use powerful drugs to kill cancer within the body. These drugs affect all rapidly dividing cells in the body including cancer cells, common side effects are seen when chemotherapy drugs affect normal cells.
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What does “chemo for life” really mean?
What does “chemo for life” really mean?
Hearing “chemo for life” can be a pretty scary thing. But keep in mind a few things:
- It doesn’t mean that you will be on the same chemotherapy drugs forever. Those can change over the course of treatment or you can go to “maintenance” chemo. There are a limited number of chemo lines available though, so you will want to work with your team to balance using each treatment line as long as possible, and align them with your goals of care.
- Most people can take chemo breaks.
- Think of chemo for life as “chemo until something changes.” New treatments and options are evolving every day (as is your disease).