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To: John McCarthy who wrote (1242)	12/13/2005 3:12:34 PM
From: John McCarthy	Respond to of 1296

Administration of chemotherapy Chemotherapy can be given at different stages of your treatment, and through different means. It can be given in hospital by intravenous injection or infusion (drip or pump). Some treatments can be given at home by disposable pumps or even as a pill. You will hear lots of new words used when discussing chemotherapy: Neo-adjuvant - is chemotherapy given prior to surgery of the tumour, usually to reduce the size of the tumour in order to get a better outcome Adjuvant - is chemotherapy given after surgery, for early stage bowel cancer, and means that all known cancer has been removed and your doctors are trying to reduce the risk of cancer returning. 1st Line treatment - is the first chemotherapy course given to a patient with advanced disease. Sometimes this may be the first chemotherapy a patient receives. 2nd Line treatment - is the chemotherapy given to patients after relapse or progression of their disease, following first line treatment. Palliative - is chemotherapy treatment given to alleviate symptoms but not to cure the cancer. bowelcancer.org