Chemotherapy is a treatment method that is frequently used in cancer treatments. This method involves administering cancer drugs to the person. These treatments, which are quite difficult, can cause many side effects to the patient. On the other hand, in order for them to be successful, they must be made individually and combined correctly. For this reason, the experience of the doctor you will receive chemotherapy is very important. This is a situation that explains why cancer patients often prefer Turkey. You can read our content for detailed information about chemotherapy and the advantages of receiving chemotherapy in Turkey.
What is Chemotherapy?
Chemotherapy is the name given to the killing of cancer cells by drugs. While there are many variations, they often work the same way. Thanks to the drugs that can reach every cell in the body thanks to the blood circulation, the cancer cells in the person can be treated. You can continue reading our content for detailed information about this method, which is often used as the main treatment in cancer treatments.
What Is Chemotherapy Used For?
- It can be used if the cancer has spread or is at risk of spreading.
- Chemotherapy to cure cancer completely
- Chemotherapy can be combined with, for example, radiotherapy (chemoradiation)
- used before surgery (neo-adjuvant chemotherapy) to make other treatments more effective.
- Reducing the risk of cancer coming back after surgery (adjuvant chemotherapy)
- Chemotherapy (palliative chemotherapy) to relieve symptoms if treatment is not possible
How Chemotherapy Drugs Are Given
- Chemotherapy infusions: Most of the time it includes drugs given intravenously.
- Chemotherapy pills: Some chemotherapy drugs can be taken in pill or capsule form. These include capsules containing liquid medicine.
- Chemotherapy shots: It refers to drugs that are given by injection, just like taking a drug.
- Chemotherapy creams: Creams or gels containing chemotherapy drugs can be applied to the skin to treat some types of skin cancer.
- Chemotherapy given directly to the cancer: Chemotherapy can be given directly to the cancer or after surgery where the cancer once was.
- Port chemotherapy: it can also be injected directly into a vein or artery feeding a tumor.
Chemotherapy Port
Ports, which are frequently preferred in chemotherapy, are techniques used to get rid of frequent needle sticks. It is a small implantable reservoir with a thin silicone tube that connects to the vein. One of the advantages of these devices is that chemotherapy drugs can be delivered directly to the port instead of the vein. In this way, there is no need to open the vascular access again and again. Medications can be given directly into the port.
For this reason, there are often people who are curious about Chemotherapy ports. For this reason, you can find answers to many questions by reading the FAQs we have prepared.
Where is the chemo port implanted?
Most of the time, the chemotherapy port is in your upper chest, below the collarbone. In very rare cases, it may be necessary to place the port chamber in a suitable place on the thigh by making it from the groin.
How long can a chemo port stay in place?
Ports can stay in place for quite a long time. These are techniques that can remain during the entire treatment period. Since it is in full harmony with the human body, it does not have any side effects. Ports that can be used as needed can stay in place for days or years. When no longer needed, the port can be removed with a relatively simple outpatient procedure.
The ports used in chemotherapy are the techniques used to ensure that patients experience less pain and gain an advantage. If you have any questions about ports, you can call our Curebooking team. You can get detailed information about all questions by meeting with a surgeon.
Chemotherapy Drugs
There are many different types of chemotherapy drugs available to treat cancer. These drugs vary widely in their chemical composition, how they are prescribed and given, how useful they are in treating certain types of cancer, and the side effects they can have. For this reason, different drugs and drug combinations are used for each cancer and cancer type. Your doctor will make the best decision about the drugs that should be used for you, depending on your cancer and type of cancer. However, you can continue reading our content to learn more.
Types of chemotherapy drugs
Chemo drugs can be grouped according to how they work, their chemical structure, and their relationship to other drugs.
Alkylating agents
It prevents the proliferation of cancer cells by damaging their DNA.
Examples of alkylating agents include:
- altretamine
- bendamustine
- Busulfan
- carboplatinum
- carmustine
- chlorambucil
- cisplatin
- cyclophosphamide
- dacarbazine
- ifosfamide
- lomustine
- mechlorethamine
- melphalan
- oxaliplatin
- Temozolomide
- thiotepa
- trabectedin
nitrosoureas
It is a group of alkylating agents that have a special effect. The other alkylating agents listed above cannot travel to the brain, but nitrosoureas can. They can cross the area known as the blood-brain barrier, which keeps most drugs out of the brain. This action makes these drugs useful in the treatment of certain brain tumors.
Nitrosourea examples:
- carmustine
- lomustine
- streptozocin
Antimetabolites interfere with DNA and RNA, replacing the normal building blocks of RNA and DNA. When this happens, the DNA cannot replicate itself and the cell cannot replicate.
Examples of antimetabolites;
- Azacitidine
- 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)
- 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP)
- Capecitabine (Xeloda)
- cladribine
- clofarabine
- Cytarabine (Ara-C)
- decitabine
- fludarabine
- Gemcitabine
- hydroxyurea
- methotrexate
- nelarabine
- Pemetrexed
- pralatrexate
- thioguanine
- Trifluridine
How does Chemotherapy Work?
Chemotherapy treatments differ in the way they are taken. Chemotherapy can be taken before or after surgery or as the main treatment. These techniques are also differentiators that affect its operation. We can examine how chemotherapy is taken and how they work by looking at it.
Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
The goal is to shrink a cancerous tumor using medication before moving on to other treatments, such as surgery. This is applied to facilitate the removal of the tumor during surgery or to ensure that it can be removed. Sometimes the surgery of quite large tumors can be risky, or it can also be impossible to remove. In such cases, chemotherapy is used first. This can make the surgery easier or possible by shrinking the cancer cells.
Adjuvant Chemotherapy
Adjuvant chemotherapy is a type of treatment that follows primary treatment. This is why adjuvant chemotherapy happens after you receive first-line treatment, such as surgery to remove a cancerous tumor.
The main goal of adjuvant chemotherapy is to reduce the chance of the cancer returning. Another reason why chemotherapy cannot be given after surgery is that it destroys cancer cells that are too small to be seen with imaging techniques.
Chemotherapy Side Effects
- burnout
- hair loss
- Easy bruising and bleeding
- infection
- Anemia
- Nausea and vomiting
- appetite changes
- Constipation
- Diarrhea
- swallowing problems
- mouth sores
- peripheral neuropathy
- nerve problems
- Skin and nail changes
- Urinary and bladder changes
- kidney problems
- weight loss
- lack of concentration
- mood changes
- libido changes
- fertility issues
How Long Does Chemotherapy Take?
Chemotherapy treatments may vary due to cancer types, sizes and locations. One type of chemotherapy treatment can take between 3 and 6 months. Typically, treatment consists of several cycles. A cycle usually lasts 2 to 6 weeks. There are multiple treatment sessions within each cycle. Sessions can take place once a day, a week, or a month.
How much is Chemotherapy?
Chemotherapy treatments are often covered by insurance, but some have to be paid out of pocket. However, even the fact that 15% is paid out-of-pocket requires such high prices. Some patients may prefer different countries to receive chemotherapy. This is a very advantageous situation. Patients often travel to different countries for well-priced treatments. The fact that getting treatment for cancer treatments in different countries has become fashionable also supports this advantage. On the other hand, patients who often go to different countries for more successful treatments can receive both more affordable treatments and more successful treatments.
Chemotherapy in Turkey
Turkey is a country that is frequently preferred in chemotherapy, as in many treatments. There are many advantages of receiving chemotherapy in Turkey. In particular, providing treatment without waiting period is one of the first reasons for receiving treatment in Turkey.
Long waiting times in many countries lead to failure of cancer treatments.
Patients can turn this situation into an advantage by receiving treatment in different countries. Both the advanced technological equipment and the competence of the specialist doctor are the reasons that make chemotherapy successful in Turkey.
Giving chemotherapy to the patient in the right drug combinations and in the right processes has a great effect in the treatment of cancer.
If you are also considering getting treatment in Turkey, you can create a chance to regain your life. You can call Curebooking for detailed information. We provide treatments with a high success rate at the best prices.
Why Should I Get Chemotherapy in Turkey?
Apart from traditional treatment, chemotherapy can also provide treatment with minimal harm to the human body, thanks to innovative treatments. Turkey is a country that can give these treatments. Thanks to personalized chemotherapy, drugs that are completely compatible with the cancer type, size and location of the patient and the drugs given to the patient directly attack the cancer cells in the patient’s body. This reduces the side effects of chemotherapy and increases the success rate of chemotherapy.
On the other hand, chemotherapy prices are among the factors that enable you to receive treatment in Turkey.
Thanks to both the low cost of living and high exchange rates, Turkey ensures that the person can receive treatment at very affordable prices. You can find out detailed information about chemotherapy prices in Turkey by calling us.
Chemotherapy cost
Chemotherapy treatment is often covered by Insurance. However, in many countries, there are few amounts that the patient has to pay out of his pocket. These prices, which are quite high even if covered by insurance, are high enough to enable people to receive treatment in different countries. Treatment costs are as follows;
Chemotherapy cost in Turkey
High exchange rates in Turkey allow foreign cancer patients to receive treatment at very affordable prices. Turkey is a country where they can save close to 50% compared to their own countries. Although there are many prices in Turkey, as Curebooking, we provide treatment with the best price guarantee. You can contact us to get successful treatments in Turkey’s best hospitals. Unlike the general prices in Turkey, you can get treatment at more affordable prices. As Curebooking, our price is 4800 euros.
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