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Post a new topicby contentuser on Thu Jul 02, 2009 5:07 am

Questions to Ask Your Doctor about Colon Cancer(Free Handout)


Chemotherapy for Colorectal Cancer



Chemotherapy is a systemic treatment (travels throughout the body via the bloodstream) that often uses a combination of drugs to slow tumor growth and destroy cancer cells. Drugs may be administered orally or intravenously (through a needle in a vein). In some cases, chemotherapy drugs can cause an allergic or hypersensitivity reaction. These reactions, which may be severe and are trigger...Read the full article
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