Oral Chemotherapy vs IV Chemo: What’s the Difference?
Oral chemotherapy is taken by mouth, as a tablet, capsule or liquid, usually at home. IV chemotherapy is given straight into a vein through a needle, port or line, in a hospital or day-care unit. Both aim to do the same job, killing cancer cells, and neither is...
Head & Neck Cancer: 5 Warning Signs & Why Early Detection Matters
An ulcer in your mouth that does not heal, a persistent neck lump, or unexplained changes in voice are minor symptoms which can be caused by something serious like head and neck cancer. Head and neck cancers are malignancies of the mouth, throat, tongue, larynx, and...
Chemo Brain: What It Is and How Long It Lasts?
Chemo brain is the fog some people get during or after cancer treatment. Names slip away. You walk into a room and forget why. A page of reading takes three tries. The medical term is cancer-related cognitive impairment, and no, it isn’t dementia. For most people it...
Oral Chemotherapy vs IV Chemo: What’s the Difference?
Oral chemotherapy is chemo you swallow. Tablets, capsules, sometimes a liquid, and usually at home. IV chemo is the one most people picture: a needle or catheter, a vein, and a few hours in a chair at the hospital or day-care unit. Both go after cancer cells. The real...