2010/11/29

Edge breast cancer chemotherapy can be on holiday

In the rare holidays, many people have the right to select their own holiday. But you know, metastatic breast cancer patients nowadays do not need to look "fake" sigh, holiday eating degrees into a lot of pills patients relax, a new method to improve the quality of life.

≠ intravenous chemotherapy, oral chemotherapy for breast cancer patients with a relaxing break

For metastatic breast cancer patients, should adhere to the full course of chemotherapy in order to "eliminate" all of the cancer cells, however, traditional chemotherapy need to travel back and forth the hospital, so do not expect patients to celebrate the National Day.

In fact, intravenous chemotherapy is not the same, with the technology, the advent of new oral chemotherapy so that patients can take pills to go on holiday. But the choice of drugs also has its limitations, we must first good effect, to control the disease, followed by ease of use, travel and will not break, finally, is to give patients the pain at least, only in the road as far as possible adverse drug reactions light, patients can enjoy a vacation like a normal person.

To sum up, the patient can choose to oral chemotherapy capecitabine, which is an efficient, safe, convenient advantage. Play because of its killing effect against tumor cells, less damage to normal cells, so patients in the resort to facilitate the process of taking medications, and does not produce strong side effects. Also, capecitabine is given orally in patients with self-medication at home, on the one hand and effective treatment of disease, on the one hand and improving the quality of life, do both.

Breast cancer patients should pay attention to what holiday?

Breast cancer patients should first consult a doctor, then doctor's advice and select the appropriate physical condition of their own vacation, in the physical conditions permit, a short-distance travel is a good way. But for low body immunity, patients with weak constitution, you can choose to visit family or to entertain their children at home.