What is Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy is the use of chemical substances to treat disease. Broadly, most chemotherapeutic drugs work by impairing mitosis (cell division), effectively targeting fast-dividing...
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Chemotherapy Treatments
| Treatment | Description | Reviewed by | Helps | |
 | Chemotherapy | Chemotherapy is the use of chemical substances to treat disease. In its modern-day us... Read Reviews | 68 Members | 85% of the time |
| Zofran | Ondansetron is a serotonin 5-HT3 receptor antagonist used mainly to treat nausea and ... Read Reviews | 15 Members | 93% of the time |
| Neulasta | Neulasta (PEG-filgrastim) is a recombinant G-CSF (Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Fact... Read Reviews | 9 Members | 89% of the time |
| Compazine | Prochlorperazine (marketed under the names Compazine, Buccastem, Stemetil, Phenotil) ... Read Reviews | 7 Members | 86% of the time |
| Marijuana | Medically, cannabis is most often used as an appetite stimulant and pain reliever for... Read Reviews | 4 Members | 100% of the time |
| Leucovorin | Leucovorin or leucovorin calcium, is an adjuvant used in cancer chemotherapy involvin... Read Reviews | 4 Members | 100% of the time |
| Methotrexate | Methotrexate, abbreviated MTX and formerly known as amethopterin, is an antimetabolit... Read Reviews | 3 Members | 100% of the time |
| Taxotere | Docetaxel is a clinically well established anti-mitotic chemotherapy medication used ... Read Reviews | 3 Members | 100% of the time |
| Avastin | Bevacizumab (trade name Avastin®) is an anti-angiogenesis drug used in treatment of ... Read Reviews | 2 Members | 100% of the time |
| Cytoxan | Cyclophosphamide (the generic name for Cytoxan, Neosar) is a nitrogen mustard alkylat... Read Reviews | 2 Members | 100% of the time |
| Marinol | Marinol, a registered trademark of Unimed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is the commercial nam... Read Reviews | 2 Members | 100% of the time |
| Tarceva | Erlotinib hydrochloride (trade name Tarceva, Genentech/OSIP, originally coded as OSI-... Read Reviews | 2 Members | 100% of the time |
| Mangosteen Juice | The mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana) is a tropical evergreen tree, believed to have o... Read Reviews | 2 Members | 100% of the time |
| Oxaliplatin | Oxaliplatin is a platinum-based chemotherapy drug in the same family as cisplatin and... Read Reviews | 2 Members | |
| Prednisone | Prednisone is a synthetic corticosteroid drug which is usually taken orally and can b... Read Reviews | 1 Member | 100% of the time |
