Chemotherapy Pills

Chemotherapy is used for cancer treatment. Drugs are used to kill the cancer cells. These drugs are administered using various methods like intravenous, intramuscular or oral. Chemotherapy pills are effective in the treatment of colorectal cancer intravenously. In case of advanced cancer, this treatment is more effective than other intravenous treatment.

Comparatively, oral chemotherapy has fewer side effects than intravenous chemotherapy. Oral chemotherapy treatment gives better quality than intravenous chemotherapy to the patients. Chemotherapy treatment has some side effects associated with it whether it is oral or intravenous.

Capecitabine pill is for the treatment of colorectal cancer. It has few side effects. Capecitabine is also known as Xeloda which shrinks the tumor. When capecitabine is absorbed into body, it is converted into 5-FU. It is proved that patients taking Xeloda live longer (about 23 months in average) longer than those who are taking intravenous chemotherapy. Xeloda is used as single drug or in combination of other drug.

Capecitabine is used extensively by the patients as it is very effective and has fewer side effects. Patients prefer to take 5FU in the pill form rather than intravenous form. Chemotherapy pills are supposed to target tumor cells and very active.

Patients suffering from cancer respond to oral chemotherapy more than standard chemotherapy. Side effects like nausea, diarrhea, hair loss, fatigue and tract ulcers are rare in patients who are taking the chemotherapy pills. Pills are less toxic and more effective than intravenous chemotherapy. However, side effects such as redness and soreness may occur.