Overview

An introduction to chemotherapy, including history, various classes of chemo, how it works and how it is given.

Chemotherapy is a type of medication used to treat some types of cancer. This article provides a basic introduction to chemotherapy, how it works, and how it is given.

Dose-dense chemotherapy is the practice of administering chemotherapy more often but at the same dosage of a typical chemotherapy regimen. This can lead to chemotherapy being delivered when tumor cells are growing more rapidly.

Some cancers of the abdominal or gastrointestinal region can be treated using a type of chemotherapy infusion called intraperitoneal, where the medication is infused directly into the abdominal cavity.

Intrathecal chemotherapy is used to treat cancers involving the central nervous system.

A biosimilar is a biologic medication that is almost an exact copy of another medication (the original product), leading to the same results when taken by a person. This article provides information about this new category of medications.

Some bladder cancers are treated using intravesical therapy, where the medication is put directly into the bladder.