Cancer chemotherapy and management of patient problems

Cancer chemotherapy has made major progress over the past twenty-five years with the development of effective drugs and the application of multiple drug regimens to the treatment of cancer patients. The focus of cancer therapy today is on the cure of cancer with the introduction of multiple modality therapy incorporating surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy in the treatment of early disease. Thus chemotherapy is becoming commonplace and standard practice, and an awareness of the practical management of drug therapy is essential.