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Cancer Treatments


Radiotherapy


Chemotherapy

  • Chemotherapy Information - What is chemotherapy, how and why is chemotherapy given and its side effects.
  • Individual drugs (A-Z) - List of the most commonly used chemotherapy drugs. How they are given and their side effects.
  • Understanding Chemotherapy - Booklet prepared by doctors, relevant specialists, nurses and patients.
  • DVD:Chemotherapy DVD This DVD contains information on the side effects of chemotherapy and how to manage these side effects.

Biological therapies

  • Biological Therapies Information - Introduction to biological therapies such as cancer growth inhibitors and monoclonal antibodies.
  • Individual drugs - Alphabetical listing of biological therapy drugs describing how they are given and their side effects.

Hormone therapy


Complementary therapies

 

 

 

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