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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
Return, and you should start to feel like your old self again. Nausea and vomiting from chemo can last for 2-3 weeks after the last treatment session. How long does chemo take to shrink a tumor?For chemotherapy drugs to shrink cancer tumors, the medications have to first reach the cancerous cells. Doctors cannot predict exactly how long this process will take after treatment starts because each patient’s body responds differently to the medications. Nonetheless, some types of chemotherapy are faster acting than others. Oral Chemotherapy DrugsThese are chemotherapy drugs in the form of pills, capsules, or liquids that you take by mouth. You can take this type of chemo at home. When you ingest oral chemotherapy drugs, it can take some time for the body to digest them and for the drugs to enter the bloodstream. Topical Chemotherapy MedicationsThese are chemotherapy medications that you rub directly onto the skin to kill cancerous cells. This type of chemo cuts down the harm to healthy cells. Topical chemo is in the form of creams, ointments, and gels. It can take several 4-6 weeks or longer for these medications to work. Intravenous (IV) ChemotherapyDuring IV chemotherapy treatments, the medications are put directly into your bloodstream through an IV line (a needle is introduced into a large vein, and a soft plastic tube called a catheter is left in place through which you receive chemotherapy). There are several methods of giving intravenous chemotherapy, including IV push, IV infusion, and continuous infusion that can take
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