Cancer & Chemotherapy: Medications
Granisetron
02/13/04, HealthwiseGranisetron can be taken with or without food.
Corticosteroids (glucocorticoids) for cancer and cancer pain
10/30/07, HealthwiseCorticosteroids are strong anti-inflammatory drugs. They are used to reduce swelling that causes cancer pain.
Megestrol acetate
08/31/07, HealthwiseMegestrol is a man-made progestin similar to the hormone progesterone. Experts do not completely understand how megestrol works, but most believe that it interferes with receptors that help breast cancer grow and spread.
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Morphine sulfate
05/14/07, HealthwiseMorphine is an opioid. It acts upon specific receptors in the brain and spinal cord to decrease the feeling of pain and to reduce the emotional response to pain.
Porfimer
02/13/04, HealthwisePorfimer should only be administered under the supervision of a qualified healthcare provider experienced in the use of cancer chemotherapeutic agents.
Bisphosphonates for metastatic cancer
10/30/07, HealthwiseCancer cells that have spread to the bone upset the normal cellular activity in the bone. Bisphosphonates slow the activity of these cancer cells and help to reduce the breakdown of the bone. This relieves pain and helps keep bones from b
Epoetin
11/26/08, HealthwiseEpoetin is the man-made form of something that is produced naturally by your body, erythropoietin. The drug helps red blood cells to grow. It is used to prevent or treat anemia.
Hematopoietic stimulants
11/26/08, HealthwiseHematopoietic stimulants are the man-made form of something that is produced naturally by your body. These drugs help your bone marrow make new white blood cells.
Mitomycin
02/13/04, HealthwiseMitomycin should only be administered under the supervision of a qualified healthcare provider experienced in the use of cancer chemotherapeutic agents.
Bladder Cancer - Medications
05/25/07, HealthwiseMedications may be used to control the growth of bladder cancer cells and to relieve symptoms. Chemotherapy uses medications to destroy cancer cells. Biological therapy boosts or restores your body's immune response to destroy can
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