Ways of giving Chemotherapy

Depending on the type of cancer, chemotherapy can be administered orally or intravenously (directly into the vein).

* Chemotherapy Oral (swallowing tablets)

These are in the form of tablets. If the health of the patient allows, he / she is able to put them into the house. Nevertheless, regular visits to hospitals are still needed to check on the health of the patient and the response to treatment.

It is vital for making tablets directly at specified. If the t forget to take one patient at a given time he / she should call the medical staff immediately.

* Chemotherapy intravenous (directly into the vein)

Intravenous chemotherapy can be given as follows:

o The direct injection into a vein.
o By drip (intravenous infusion).
o Three or infusion pump.
o Three pumps the patient bears for several weeks or months. This is known as continuous infusion, venous infusion fadálach, or ambulatory infusion (the patient may progress during the reception of the medication resources).

There are several ways to medication in the patient. These include:

o cannula - a thin tube is inserted through the skin into the vein - usually the body that comes through the back of the hand or low hand.

o infusion (intravenous infusion) - in order to dilute the medication may be rare in the bag. The solution in the bag through a tube in the hands of patients and in the vein (intravenous infusion). Cannula will be used. The solution slowly into the vein.

Chemotherapy by pressure are generally dripping from the pump. Do not hurry the pumping of the process, instead causes the solution into the vein at constant speed in a given period - the slower the rate, the longer it will take the whole thing.

o Central line - this is a long, flexible plastic line (thin tube) to come into the center of blood vessels in the chest, near the heart. The central line is usually the body goes through the center of the chest under the skin and increases in large artery near the collarbone (clavicle). The only visible part of the length of a line from the date is a little hole in the chest.

o peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) line - the long, thin, flexible tube that is required in a vein, usually in the arm and makes its way into a large vein in the fund is near the heart. It is like a central line, but has a different point of entry.

o portacath (implantable ports) - which, for thin soft, flexible plastic tube going into a vein. It is the port (opening) just under the skin of the fund or arm. The port on which thin rubber disc special needles to pass a medical, or taken from the blood.

Pregnancy and contraception
Many chemotherapy drugs can cause birth defects. It is important to prevent a pregnant woman chemotherapy. Since most chemotherapy drugs in oral contraceptives is important to use a barrier method of contraception such as condoms, during the entire period of chemotherapy treatment and for years after treatment completion. If you are pregnant, you should tell the medical staff immediately prior. If you fall pregnant during treatment immediately tell the medical staff.