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What is chemotherapy and how does it work?

Chemotherapy, next to radiotherapy and surgery, is one of the so-called systemic treatment. This is a complicated method that requires a lot of resources, in which the patient is administered drugs that affect the cell cycle (i.e. cell transformation), and thus inhibit cell proliferation. These drugs are so-called cytostatics. They cause the death of rapidly dividing cells, which include cancer cells. Thanks to this, cancer [...]

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Cancer – what next?

After the diagnosis, most people are in shock, and their minds are mainly filled with confusion and panic. Our knowledge about the disease often consists of various stereotypes and third-hand information. Meanwhile, it is a time when we must quickly make important decisions that will affect our entire future lives. However, instead of […]