The advantages and disadvantages of chemotherapy for prostate cancer

Chemotherapy is a cancer therapy in recent years the fastest progress in treatment. However, chemotherapy often "non-poor", "regardless of the enemy", in the destruction of tumor cells, but also anti-human normal cells. Therefore, that may arise following chemotherapy toxicity and adverse reactions:

1, intravenous chemotherapy, the operation of accidental leakage of liquid can cause local tissue necrosis and embolic phlebitis. Therefore, the medical staff must be very carefully and seriously to prevent it;

2, inhibition of bone marrow hematopoietic system, mainly to decreased white blood cell and platelet. Before each chemotherapy, blood should be done to check, if the number of white blood cells below (2.5 ~ 3) × 109 / l, thrombocytopenia (50 ~ 80) × 109 / l, should be temporarily stopped chemotherapy, the use of doctor's orders increased drug blood cells. In addition to the original shark liver alcohol, leucogen, nucleotide and vitamin B6, as well as traditional Chinese medicine Qi blood treatment, in recent years by the genetic recombination a number of works produced colony-stimulating factor, with the obvious promotion of the functions of blood cells. Only after chemotherapy in a timely manner in the use of these drugs, Interleukin will not be decreased;
3, may be varying degrees of damage to liver cells, increased alanine aminotransferase occur, increased bilirubin, hepatomegaly, liver pain, jaundice, etc., will cause severe cirrhosis, blood coagulation mechanisms such as barriers, so pre-medication medication process, to check liver function, the timely detection of problems resolved in a timely manner, if necessary, to stop chemotherapy;

4, some chemotherapy drugs toxic effect on the cardiovascular system, severe heart failure can occur. Therefore, before treatment and medication should check the electrocardiogram, abnormal drug immediately and timely treatment. Change of heart patients should avoid the use of cardiac toxic effects of chemotherapy drugs.
5, toxic effects on the respiratory system and adverse effects of chemotherapy drugs can cause chemical pneumonia, acute and chronic pulmonary fibrosis, or even respiratory failure. Therefore drugs with pulmonary toxicity (that is toxic to the respiratory system of the chemotherapy drugs), such as Adriamycin glory and so on, should be regularly checked during the drug situation in the lungs, but also pay attention to follow-up after stopping. Pulmonary toxicity was found, an immediate cessation of chemotherapy and hormone therapy;
6, urinary system toxicity and adverse reactions performance proteinuria, oliguria or anuria, hematuria have occurred. In order to have a clear understanding of kidney function, medication before and drug use in the course of regular inspections are to be found so that timely treatment. To be more in the treatment of drinking water and green tea served in Chinese herbal medicine Tonglin diuretic, so that urine volume per day in 2000 to 3000 milliliters. Experience has shown that this can reduce the toxic effects of the urinary system and adverse reactions;
7, certain drugs can affect fertility, lead to teratogenic. During chemotherapy, male patients should be on birth control, female patients should be discontinued if pregnancy or avoid chemotherapy reproductive function in general reversible after discontinuation of treatment;
8, hair loss and skin reactions are not all the patients there, even if there is no need to worry too much, because the average patient after stopping, off will re-grow hair, skin redness, rash and pigmentation will be improved or disappeared;

9, in response to systemic chemotherapy, the toxicity of the digestive system to a number of roles and adverse reactions in patients with the most trouble, such as nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and oral ulcers, pharyngitis and so on.