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"National Cancer Institute." //Understanding Chemotherapy -//. National Cancer Institute, n.d. Web. 20 Aug. 2012. .

Facts:


 * 1) Chemotherapy can cause numerous side effects. Some being
 * loss of hair
 * loss of appetite
 * weak muscles and body
 * 1) Chemotherapy is a treatment for cancer that uses certain drugs to destroy cancer cells.
 * 2) Cancer can be given in many forms, such as:
 * 3) An IV (intravenously)
 * 4) A shot (injection) into a muscle or other part of your body
 * 5) A pill or a liquid that you swallow
 * 6) A cream that is rubbed on your skin
 * 7) There are many different kinds of chemotherapy.
 * 8) Certain blood types cannot handle chemotherapy.
 * 9) Chemotherapy can be used before and after surgeries that help remove the cancer cells.
 * 10) Depending on the rate of the cancers growth, chemotherapy can be given everday, week, or month.
 * 11) Chemotherapy is given in periods.
 * 12) The first period of the chemotherapy is to prepare a body of the upcoming treatments, instead of shocking the hosts ystem.
 * 13) The following periods are to rid the cancer of it's host.
 * 14) 2nd period
 * 15) 3rd period