Chemotherapy generally means the use of drugs to treat diseases and ailments, but the term is used more commonly to describe the use of anticancer drugs. These drugs treat cancer by killing the cancerous cells. Anti cancer drugs work by specifically targeting certain processes in cancerous cells to stop cell division and multiplication ultimately leading [...]
Friday, April 9, 2010
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Cisplatin is a chemotherapy drug containing platinum as its major constituent. This chemotherapy agent is used to treat different types of asbestos related cancers, including mesothelioma. Most of the time doctors often combine Cisplatin with newer chemotherapy medications to increase effectiveness of the treatment. Cisplatin is not a newly discovered drug, it has been [...]
Thursday, April 8, 2010
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Mesothelioma is a notoriously difficult asbestos related cancer to treat. Most chemotherapy drugs that have been used to treat this type of asbestos cancer have not had appreciable success in the treatment of this deadly cancer. Among recently approved medications, Alimta stands out as having the most promise in prolonging the life of mesothelioma [...]
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Monday, April 12, 2010
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