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New Drug To Prevent Side-Effects Of Chemotherapy Developed
Know about a new drug to prevent the side-effects of chemotherapy here. Check it out.
Cancer is one of the most deadly diseases affecting mankind. If not detected on time or if one fails to receive the correct treatment, then it can turn fatal as well.
When it comes to cancer treatment, chemotherapy is one of the major lines of treatment. But along with the disease, even the chemotherapy comes with certain side-effects. Damage to the nerves as well as severe hair fall and severe pain could be a few of the major side-effects of chemotherapy.
Well if you are a cancer patient undergoing chemotherapy then here is some good news. Researchers have successfully tested a new drug that is likely to prevent the development of a nerve damage caused due to chemotherapy in cancer patients.
According to the researchers about 30 to 40 percent of the cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy experience the neurological complication. The major symptoms that they have varies from tingling, numbness, weakness and pain from nerve damage, usually in the hands and feet.
Sometimes the pain and the side-effects becomes so unbearable that the patients tend to leave the treatment mid-way and succumb to the disease.
Details regarding the clinical trial for the drug was detailed in the journal Neurotherapeutics. As per the trial it was found that individuals who took the new drug demonstrated a decrease in the appearance of disorders associated with nerve dysfunction.
"The Phase 2b clinical trial (randomised with placebo) has allowed us to get a great deal of scientific information - effect on pain, pathophysiology - and draw conclusions as to the potential of the drug in the prevention of neuropathies during cytostatic treatment", said lead author Jordi Bruna from the varsity.
"This new drug could potentially reach the market soon, since it would be the first available treatment to avoid this type of neuropathy. In addition, it has other medical uses as a non-opioid analgesic."
Meanwhile, there are a few natural remedies that help to prevent the side-effects of chemotherapy. Take a look.
Ginger:
Take
a
small
piece
of
ginger
and
chew
it
or
you
could
also
prepare
ginger
tea
and
drink.
This
helps
in
preventing
nausea,
vomiting
and
loss
of
appetite
which
are
the
major
side-effects
that
one
gets
following
chemotherapy
session.
Foods
Rich
In
Potassium:
The
potassium
from
the
body
gets
drained
when
you
undergo
chemotherapy,
this
is
one
of
the
reason
why
cancer
patients
tend
to
feel
weak
and
fatigued
following
a
chemotherapy.
Hence,
having
foods
rich
in
potassium
like
banana,
avocado
and
prune
juice
is
recommended.
Olive
Leaves
Extract:
Cancer
patients
undergoing
chemotherapy
will
have
a
drop
in
their
immunity
level,
hence
it
is
important
to
build
up
their
immune
system.
Extracts
of
olive
leaf
is
considered
as
a
good
immunity
booster
especially
for
those
undergoing
chemotherapy.
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