Sometimes one type of chemotherapy drug is given by itself for spinal cord treatment, either as tablets or capsules, or in a ‘dip’. More often, two or more drugs are given together.
You’ll probably be given your drugs by injection or drip into a vein, or via a portable infusion pump, although you might be given tablets as well for spinal cord treatment. It is very important that you take your tablets when and how your doctors says.
If you are not sure about what to do, ask your doctor or nurse to write down instructions for you. Drugs don’t get into the brain, spinal cord or fluid bathing the brain and spinal cord as well, so for a few Cancers, the drugs are inserted into the base of the spine through the process called lumber puncture.
For more information on spinal cord services visit:
http://www.fortishealthcare.com
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