Chemotherapy for Melanoma
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Melanoma Treatment: Chemotherapy
Often referred to as "anticancer" drugs, chemotherapy destroys melanoma cells by impeding their growth and reproduction. Delivered intravenously, by injection or by mouth, chemotherapy is often used as an adjuvant treatment for melanoma. Specifically, oncologists may recommend that you receive chemotherapy following surgery to remove the melanoma from your body. The goal in providing this additional treatment is to eliminate any cancer cells that may remain after your surgery.
Unfortunately, some times chemotherapy produces unpleasant side effects, such as nausea, vomiting, hair loss, and mouth sores. Your care team at Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) will help you through your chemotherapy, offering treatment approaches that can reduce or moderate these side effects. Metronomic chemotherapy, for example, may diminish such side effects, particularly nausea and vomiting. Additionally, clinical specialists in naturopathic medicine at CTCA offer scientifically based recommendations for natural therapies (e.g., botanical medicines, vitamins) to help offset side effects of chemotherapy.
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