{"id":51880,"date":"2025-06-26T12:21:36","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T06:51:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=51880"},"modified":"2025-06-26T13:40:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T08:10:57","slug":"chemotherapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/chemotherapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Chemotherapy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Chemotherapy Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A landmark study published recently has reported that about a fifth of chemotherapy drugs tested failed quality tests; 16 of the 17 implicated manufacturers are India-based.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>About Chemotherapy<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chemotherapy is a <\/span><b>treatment that uses medicines to destroy cancer cells.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are many <\/span><b>different types<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of chemo. They don\u2019t all work exactly the same way, so different types of chemo might be used <\/span><b>for different types of cancer.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Most are given as an infusion into a vein (IV)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, but <\/span><b>some are given as an injection,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> taken as <\/span><b>pills, or applied to the skin.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>How is Chemo Different from Other Cancer treatments?<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chemo is a s<\/span><b>ystemic treatment.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>travels through the bloodstream <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to <\/span><b>reach all parts of your body.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can <\/span><b>kill cancer cells that have spread<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (metastasized) to parts of the body far <\/span><b>away from the original<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (primary) <\/span><b>tumor <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">or cancer cells in blood cancers, such as leukemia, that have spread throughout the body.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This makes chemo <\/span><b>different from local treatments like surgery and radiation, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which only affect one part of the body.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>How Does Chemotherapy Work?<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chemotherapy works by<\/span><b> affecting cell<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s <\/span><b>when they are growing and dividing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to make new cells. During this <\/span><b>process (called the cell cycle)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>cells:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grow in size.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make copies of their genetic material (DNA).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Divide to form new cells.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Some cells,<\/b> <b>such as skin cells<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, are <\/span><b>fast-growing, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">meaning they move through this process quickly. Other cells, such as muscle cells, complete it more slowly.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Cancer cells tend to be faster growing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, moving through the <\/span><b>cell cycle very quickly.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Different types of chemo target cells at different phases <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the cell cycle. This is why <\/span><b>certain chemo drugs work better for different types of cancer cells,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and sometimes different combinations of chemo work better together.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Understanding how chemo works also helps doctors plan how often each chemo should be given, and how those doses should be timed.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Chemotherapy <\/b><b>Side Effects<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Chemo interrupts the cell cycles of normal cells, too<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013<\/span><b>especially<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> cells <\/span><b>that grow faster.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Blood cells and the cells in your skin, hair follicles, and digestive tract<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are examples of cells that <\/span><b>grow and multiply quickly.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s why some <\/span><b>common side effects <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of chemotherapy <\/span><b>occur in these areas, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">including:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Anemia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Bleeding<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Constipation.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Diarrhea.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fatigue.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Hair loss.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Infection.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Loss of appetite.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nausea and vomiting.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Source<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/health\/indian-manufacturers-low-quality-cancer-chemo-drugs-study-investigation\/article69731348.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TH<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chemotherapy is a cancer treatment that uses powerful drugs to kill or stop the growth of cancer cells, often used alone or with other treatments. 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