Palliative Chemotherapy
Palliative Chemotherapy is usually performed on the patients of cancer to enhance the period of their survival and to offer them some relief from any kind of pain they experience. This therapy is performed although there is hardly any change or very small change in the survival time of patient. There is no hard and fast proof that the survival period of patients have increased after going through this therapy. Even if in any case the patient has lived for a longer time then it is not more than a year.
Some people admit that there are no clear signs of any improvement after going through Palliative chemotherapy yet there are few proves that show the popularity of this specific therapy. Some patients have really cut the fruits of this therapy while on the other hand some have born its side effects. The doctor should take a proper care while performing this therapy on the patient so that the patient may not suffer from ill effects of treatment or drugs.
In case the patient’s body shows any negative signs while getting the dose during the therapy, the therapy should be halted immediately. The doctor should provide all the relevant information related to side effects of Palliative chemotherapy to the family members of patient before performing it on him or her. Doctor should not give any wrong information or hope to the family members of patient. The people who suffer from the problem of Leukemia are usually treated with this therapy. The patients of Leukemia usually get good results after the therapy.
The patients who are suffering from the problem of breast cancer and tissue’s sarcoma are also treated with Palliative Chemotherapy. The situation of the patient should be verified by the doctor properly before performing therapy so as to check that the patient is in the proper situation to go through the treatment or whether there is any use of treatment for the patient. The doctor should give foremost preference to the health of patient before performing therapy on him or her. The doctor should not give any false hope to patient about the therapy.
On some occasions the doctors recommend Palliative Chemotherapy to manage the key symptoms of the sickness. It is not sure whether the survival time of patient will enhance but it can assist in reforming the quality of life of patient. Most of the patients go through treatment of Chemotherapy in the hope of bringing positive change in their physical situation. Most of the patients acquire positive results due to treatment.
Although the palliative chemotherapy is provided to the patients, the issue of its relevance for the patients is very much under controversy. There are many people who consider this therapy as favorable for patients but its benefits are still in doubt. The studies have shown that the situation of patients have improved after performance of this therapy. Most of the patients go for this therapy due to their desire for spending a quality life. A patient can add a new leaf to their life by undergoing this therapy.