quizlet chemotherapy for cancer treatment is considered which level of prevention?

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What is the main goal of chemotherapy?

The goals of chemotherapy. Sometimes, the goal of treatment is to get rid of all the cancer and keep it from coming back. If this is not possible, you might receive chemotherapy to delay or slow cancer growth. Delaying or slowing cancer growth with chemotherapy also helps manage symptoms caused by the cancer.

Why does chemotherapy cause cancer cells to divide faster?

Because cancer cells usually grow and divide faster than normal cells, chemotherapy has more of an effect on cancer cells. However, the drugs used for chemotherapy are powerful, and they can still cause damage to healthy cells. This damage causes the side effects that are linked with chemotherapy.

What is adjuvant chemotherapy?

This is called adjuvant chemotherapy. As the only treatment. For example, to treat cancers of the blood or lymphatic system, such as leukemia and lymphoma. For cancer that comes back after treatment, called recurrent cancer. For cancer that spreads to other parts of the body, called metastatic cancer.

What is the difference between chemotherapy and drugs?

>Chemo. is used to curecancer --> cancer disappears and doesn't return >If cure is not possible the goal is to control the disease (shrink tumor and stop cancer from growing/spreading) >When cancer is at an advanced stage, chemo. drugs may be used to relieve symptoms

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