Chemotherapy

A consultant medical oncologist explains the chemotherapy process and patients talk about their own experiences of the treatment

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News & Politics

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• health
• NHS
• Choices
• chemotherapy
• cancer

[rekunta]

Chemo is horrible.  I'm 31, got diagnosed with a tumor in my chest at 21, and have to get chemo every other week throughout my life to control its growth.

It sucks. I can taste it, skin changes to a slight shade of gray, and CONSTANT nausea. It feels like a chemical flu. That it'll be chronic is the icing on the cake, but that's life I suppose.

Those who are healthy.....count your blessings. Even then, it's impossible to know how important something like health is until it's lost.

[MsFruitcake]

I had cancer at 23, diagnosed after 8 months at 24 as they said no couldn't be breast cancer as too young! Only time I cried through whole thing, op chemo and radio was the 1st time I walked into the chemo ward. I'm now 30 woohoo Have long hair again and am still smiling. Have a bi lateral mastectomy due but it'l be fine too. I'm lucky to be here sod my boobs :op

[AntiSocialSaoirse]

I am 13 and I might have Thyroid cancer..

[fnanfne]

I came here to learn how how chemo works because of Christopher Hitchens's unwelcome demise loosing his battle with cancer. We love you Hitch, thank you and farewell!

[Tealy855]

THE REAL CURE. Cancer is a chronic metobolic disease caused by a dietary deficiency of nitrilosides found in bitter fruit seeds and other unpopular foods just like scurvy is a deficiency of vitamin C - This was discovered in 1952- Big pharma / FDA covered up the cure and declared it fraud and quackery. Watch WORLD WITHOUT CANCER Video and investigate. Many lives have been saved just by modifying diet and just saying no thank you to the Big pharma / FDA chemo/ radiation money $ rackett .

[rickster1957]

Chemo didnt cure my wifes cancer or friends, Or 98 percent of patients. Often the cancer is cut out of a patient and chemo prescribed afterward. The cutting out of a tumor is the cure. The Chemo does nothing ! Then the AMA calls it a Chemo cure and puts it in the record books as a cure and is a false statistic!Use a treatment that has proven results like hoxsey or gerson. The oncologists are just American Medical Assn and FDA puppets trying to protect the Big Pharm companies

[SilverMahouShinobi]

@ThaiMoviePlaylists Research alternative cancer treatments. Cancer is curable through natural means.

[SilverMahouShinobi]

This video was very infromative, but I don't consider chemotherapy (or radiation therapy) a viable option at all. In order to get rid of cancer, you have to get rid of the cause of cancer and chemo/radiation-therapy just treats the cancer without addressing the cause. It would be like having a giant leak in a boat and constantly scooping out the water, without fixing the leak. Everyone needs to ask themselves 'What causes cancer?'. The truth is out there, you just need to look for it. Peace.

[david1985cz]

all of you watch these you will see that this cancer industry is killing innocent people

dying to have known

[shawnabaptiste]

@Taz0161 have you had chemo before?

[rekunta]

@BlueReishiMan If chemo causes cancer, I have nothing to lose as I already have it..... ;) As much as I hate my therapy with a passion, I can't deny that it's prolonged my life and be thankful that it exists, although it'll more than likely shorten it in the longterm. I try to eat well, but this thing is merciless.

[rekunta]

@th3azscorpio Thanks!