Oral Cancer Treatments – Chemotherapy
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Chemotherapy for Oral Cancer
At Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA), medical oncologists follow leading chemotherapy protocols for treatment of oral cancer. When a patient undergoes chemotherapy, he or she receives anticancer drugs intravenously, by injection or by mouth. These drugs can destroy cancer cells by obstructing their growth and preventing reproduction.
In some cases, chemotherapy may be used to treat oral cancer along with radiation therapy or surgery.
Unfortunately, some times chemotherapy produces unpleasant side effects, such as nausea, vomiting, hair loss, and mouth sores. Your CTCA care team 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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