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Daycare (chemotherapy administration)
Home Daycare (chemotherapy administration)
Chemotherapy What is chemotherapy daycare?
Chemotherapy is normally given in an outpatient
Hormonal Therapy
setting known as a chemotherapy daycare. The
day-care unit will cater to patients who are
Targeted Therapy obtaining infusions over a short period (generally
2-6 hours). Chemo is distributed in cycles
depending on the type of cancer, the goal of
Immunotherapy
therapy, and the way the body is responding.
Chemotherapy treatments may be given daily,
Chemotherapy Side Effects
weekly, or monthly but are normally given in 3
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weekly cycles.
Daycare (chemotherapy
How is chemotherapy given?
administration)
Most chemotherapy is given straight into the bloodstream through an intravenous catheter. Intravenous
drugs may be given in various ways:
Your Name: Direct IV (intravenous) push. Quick administration of chemo treatment via a syringe over a few minutes.
Infusion therapy can last from a few minutes to a few hours. This could be a combination of medications
Your Email: that are given in a controlled intake through a pump.
Your Phone: Steady infusion given via a pump can last from 1 to 7 days.
Required Treatment Constant chemo treatment can damage veins, therefore, chemotherapy can be given through various
methods. Central venous catheters are bigger than IV catheters and therefore can be put in larger veins.
Type Your Message This eradicates repeated poking due to intravenous catheters as the central venous catheters are
indwelling for a longer duration (6months – 1 year). There are different types of central venous
catheters(chemo ports) that are inserted either in the chest or arm.
Submit Other Routes of chemotherapy administration:
By mouth: chemo which can take in a pill, capsule, or even a liquid. The exact dose must be taken at the
right time.
Intrathecal (IT): IT chemo is provided in the spinal canal so that chemo can reach the brain and the
spinal cord.
Intra-arterial: chemo is given straight into an artery which would be supplying blood to the tumor
Intracavitary: chemo drugs that are given into a confined area of the body such as the chest or
abdomen.
Intramuscular: given straight into the muscle tissue
Topical: used on the skin in the form of a cream, gel, or ointment.
During and after (48 hours) of chemotherapy daycare:
Nutrition is essential for post-chemotherapy. Small regular feeds are needed to support the body’s
repair.
Usually, there may be nausea and vomiting for which the doctor will specify medicines.
As much as possible the patient should get back to his daily routine activities with adequate periods of
rest
Patients must avoid any kind of contact sports to stop injury and bleeding.
Flush the washroom twice after it is used. Always keep the cover down whenever flushing
If contact with a patient’s body fluid is necessary, a caretaker should wear two gloves and must clean
their hands carefully twice with soap or handwash.
Any clothes or linen which have body fluids on them should be washed in the washing machine.
There can be hair loss as a side effect of chemotherapy. This hair loss is usually reversible.
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interests in chemotherapy treatment. For more information about cancer and treatment options, or to book
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Dr. Pratik Patil is a reputed medical oncologist currently Chemotherapy
practicing as cancer specialist in Pune, Aurangabad, Hormonal Therapy
Buldhana, Ahmednagar. He did his DM (Medical Oncology & Targeted Therapy
Hemet Oncology) from a prestigious Cancer Institute of New
Immunotherapy
Delhi.
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