Chemotherapy, Pharmacology and Biotherapy-Cancer treatments

Cancer Chemotherapy: Cancer Chemotherapy is oneactions of the drugs on the living tissues.
of the treatment process useful in killing in cancerPharmacology studies both the drug levels at
causing cells by the usage of drugs. This treatmentmolecular level and microscopic level. Pharmacology is
process is carried by either pills or throughdivided into tow categories there are
intravascular injections. The anti-cancer drug enterspharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics.
into the bloodstream and travels towards thePharmacodynamics deals about the effects
damaged tissues and destroys the caner cells.generated by the drugs and pharmacokinetics deals
Chemotherapeutic drugs attacks the cancer cells bywith the distribution, mobilization and elimination of
stopping their unusual growth. The nature of thedrugs from the body. This pharmacology process will
cancer cells were brought to the normal condition bybe useful in detecting the drug effects in the living
controlling the divisibility of the cells. These drugs aretissue. So, by using this process we can know the
carried in the bloodstream to kill destroy all thedrug effects on the cancer cells.
cancer cells within short period of time.Uses of pharmacology:
This cancer chemotherapy drug can be given at• It gives the details study of drug effects on the
either clinic or at home. The usage of this drug canliving tissues
be daily, weekly or monthly depending on the stage• Helps in preventing over dose of the drug
of the cancer and by body immune system.characteristics in the body.
Chemotherapy treatment is given by considering the• It gives the detail description about the
following basis like age, gender, drug toxicity andanti-cancer drugs.
body weight. The dosage and usability should be• It helps in repairing weak immune system.
carried under proper supervision.Biotherapy: Due to weak immune system in the
body, there are chances for the development of
Uses of Chemotherapy:cancer. So this Biotherapy treatment process is useful
• Kills cancer cells.in rebuilding strong immune system in the body.
• Avoid spreading of cancer cells to various partsBiotherapy is also called as immunotherapy or
of the bodybiological response modifier therapy. This treatment
• Stops multiple division of cancer cellsprocess is really useful in repairing, enhancing and
• It avoids replacing of non-cancerous cell intostimulating the weak immune system of the body.
cancerous cells.This process can be carried along with surgery,
Pharmacology: Pharmacology is nothing but the studychemotherapy and radiotherapy.
of drugs including their usage, effects andUses of Biotherapy:
composition. Pharmacology is useful in defining the• Controls and increases the weak immune
drug characteristics to make it effective in usage.system.
Pharmacotherapy is very useful in restoring the• Biotherapy allows to recognize cancer cells easily.
normal functionality in the tissues, organs and various• Biotherapy changes the growth pattern of
integrated parts of the body. Due to the effects ofcancer cells.
cancer cells the tissues functionality gets damage so,• It improves the body system to produce new
in order to replace this normal functionality in themcells to replace cancer cells.
we have to under go pharmacotherapy process.• It prevents spreading of caner cells to other
Pharmacology is the study of effects of variousparts of the body.
drugs on biological systems. The action of drugs in• It stops the forming of non-cancerous cells into
the body system is clearly explained by thecancerous cells.
pharmacology. This process clearly defines the