Currently, chemotherapy is a standard procedure for cancer treatment since it has shown positive results in eradicating malignant cancer cells. Basically, chemotherapy is a procedure which combines various potent drugs which is administered into the patient thus causing the damage and destruction of cancerous cells. Even though these drugs are used quite often in a clinical setting, several side effects can occur such as nausea, weight loss, memory deficiency and even hair loss. These side effects are the results of the chemotherapy drug potency which can also damage normal or healthy cells.

There are various different types of chemotherapy drugs since different types of cancer can be diagnosed in different stages of malignancy. Chemotherapy drugs that are used today have gone through extensive clinical trials to assess its efficiency and effectiveness. Plus, several factors influence the side effects of chemotherapy such as the patient’s age and general health during treatment. With the advancement of modern medical science and technology, several types of chemotherapy medications are available today.

The first type of chemotherapy treatment is Alkylating medications which is regularly administered for cancer of the lungs, breasts and ovaries. This type of chemotherapy medication inhibits cancer cell DNA replication subsequently destroying cancer cells during any phase of malignancy. Several Alkylating medications available in the market today include busulfan, cispaltin, oxalipaltin and many more.

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