Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy involves using anticancer drugs that act by preventing cancer cells from multiplying. In most cases, combinations of drugs are used to increase efficiency. Chemotherapy can be used aggressively to reduce the tumor or palliative to relieve symptoms such as breathlessness or pain. Chemotherapy can be administered by injection into a vein or muscle, ingestion, or can sometimes be administered directly into the pleural or peritoneal cavity.
The drugs most commonly used are:
* Pemetrexed (Alimta)
* Cisplatin (Platinol)
* Carboplatin (Paraplatin)
* Gemcitabine (Gemzar)
* Doxorubicin (Adriamycin)
Mitomycin *
* Raltitrexed (Tomudex)
* Vinorelbine (Navelbine)
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