Features of this section:

The chemotherapy department of the hospital with a standard and suitable environment with 16 active beds, including 9 beds for men and 7 beds for women in two separate sections, is ready to provide services for patients.

This unit has a class II type B2 biological safety cabinet, a defibrillator, a monitor device for each section, a glucometer, a central and portable oxygen, and suction, a refrigerator, a TV in each room, and a nurse call systems for each bed.

Common illnesses in the section:

Breast cancer, rectal cancer, adenocarcinoma (colon cancer), gastric cancer, prostate cancer, and lung cancer

Chemotherapy:

Chemotherapy is one of the ways for treatment of cancer or temporary alleviation of it using certain medications which is called chemotherapy in medical parlance. The main task of these special medications is to eliminate diseased cells without damaging adjacent tissues. This type of treatment also has effects on the cells and tissues of the body. One of the effects of this treatment is the loss of body hair, dry skin and weight loss.

Chemotherapy is a common practice in the treatment of diseases that destroys cells and in particular the cells of microorganisms and cancer cells, using chemical drugs and chemical substances. The definition of chemotherapy is not limited to drugs used to treat malignant tumor, but it includes antibiotics as well.

What is chemotherapy?

Chemotherapy is a type of cancer treatment in which a drug is used to destroy cancer cells.

How does chemotherapy work?

Chemotherapy reduces or stops the growth of cancer cells that split up and grow with a high rate. But chemotherapy can damage healthy cells, especially those with high growth, such as oral, intestinal and hair epithelial cells. Side effects are usually attenuated or completely disappear after the completion of chemotherapy.

What does chemotherapy do?

Depending on the type of cancer and its severity, chemotherapy can:

Cure cancer: If chemotherapy destroys cancer cells to a degree that the doctor can no longer find a trace of it in the body and the disease does not relapse.

Control the cancer: If chemotherapy prevents the spread of cancer cells, reduces its growth rate, or destroys the cancer cells that already have been spread in different parts of the body.

Improving Cancer Symptoms: (It's also called "palliative treatment") if chemotherapy diminishes a tumor that causes pressure or pain.

Regulations of the department:

Before admission:

- Having a referral letter from the doctor, and creating a file at the admission section.

-Provision of special medications prescribed by the doctor.

-If case of need for "port-a-cath", Shave is the port area.

During admission:

For controlling infection, the presence of more than one companion in the department is not allowed.

Due to the sensitivity of the conditions of the patients admitted to this department, entering this section is quite limited.

-The nurse will receive the needed medicine from the patient daily.

-The patients are transferred to the department in case of need for hospitalization after making arrangements.

During discharge:

A: Inform the doctor or nurse if you have these symptoms:

-pain and numbness

- Lasting diarrhea

- Abnormal bruising and bleeding

- Fever with chills

- Abnormal vaginal discharge

- Shortness of breath

-a yellow tinge to the skin and whites of the eyes

- Changes in the color of urine and stool

B. Because of the patient's susceptibility to infection:

-Avoid crowded and noisy places.

-Do not have contact with people who have an infection or a contagious disease

- Use the mask at crowded places.

- Do not receive any vaccination before consulting with your doctor.

C- To reduce nausea and vomiting:

Eat food in small portions but increase the number of your meals.

- Use appropriate antiemetic half an hour before your meal after consulting with doctor.

Avoid consuming fatty foods.

The process of admission and treatment in the chemotherapy department:

Getting appointment is done every morning from 8-11 (CBC test result is required).

The chemotherapy of these patients is done on the same day of admission.

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