Chemotherapy Drugs Flashcards
1
Q
Combination therapy
A
Combination therapy with chemo drugs is more beneficial because it decreases medication resistance, increases effectiveness, and reduces toxic effects to healthy cells.
2
Q
How does all chemotherapy work?
A
It works on one particular part of the cell cycle to disrupt the cell from growing!
3
Q
For all chemo drugs and bloodwork, what do we look at?
A
Look at kidney values, GI upset/GI bleeds, and bone marrow loss!