Some IV drugs are given as a ‘bolus’ or a ‘push’ dose.
puts a dressing on, to keep the cannula clean and in place. removes the needle, leaving only the plastic tube in your vein. puts the needle into a vein, usually on the back of your hand or in your lower arm. IV chemotherapy for lymphoma is usually given through a cannula, a soft plastic tube with a needle inside it. through a central venous catheter (‘line’). through a soft plastic tube called a cannula. This is the most common way to have chemotherapy for lymphoma. Intravenous (IV) chemotherapy is injected into a vein. If carers need to touch your tablets, they should wear gloves to do so. It is important that other people do not touch your chemotherapy drugs as it could be unsafe for them to do so. Unless you’ve been told to by a member of your medical team, do not crush or open the tablets or capsules. It is good practice to wash your hands before and after taking the tablets. You might have some or all of your chemotherapy by mouth (orally). by an injection into the cerebrospinal fluid, which surrounds the brain and spinal cord ( intrathecally). through a tube or injection into a vein ( intravenous (IV) chemotherapy). by mouth as a tablet ( oral chemotherapy). 
You are most likely to have chemotherapy in one or more of the following ways: Having them together helps to kill as many lymphoma cells as possible. Different drugs work on different phases of the cell cycle. Chemotherapy can be given as a combination regimen, where more than one chemotherapy drug is given at once. The chemotherapy drugs work on cells that are in the process of dividing – they don’t have much effect on cells that are not dividing. A whole course of treatment can take anywhere between a number of weeks to months. After each cycle, you have a rest period. It usually involves having a number of treatments (‘cycles’).
stopping lymphoma cells from dividing so that they die off. A lymphoma can develop when this process goes wrong.Ĭhemotherapy works in one or both of the following ways: They usually die naturally and new cells replace them. Most of our cells have a limited lifespan. They can then build up in your lymph nodes and/or other organs. It develops when white blood cells called lymphocytes grow out of control. Healthcare professionals Expand dropdown. Lotteries, prize draws and competitions. Fundraise with family, friends and colleagues. Sign up for education and training updates. Lymphoma TrialsLink (clinical trials database). Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder.
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