Chemotherapy

The term Chemotherapy means 'drug treatment'. In cancer treatment, where this term is mainly used, the drugs are ones that kill cells (cytotoxic). They may be used singly or in combinations. There are more than 90 different drugs currently available and new ones are being developed all the time. Information about specific drugs should be available from the hospital where the chemotherapy is prescribed but is also available via the internet (see below). The effects of chemotherapy are many, varied and individual. They can, in the main, be managed very well with help, support, information and sometimes additional medication.

The Macmillan and CancerHelp UK websites have more information about chemotherapy.

The main hospitals where Dorothy House patients are treated are

Royal United Hospital (in Bath)

Bristol Royal Infirmary

The Great Western Hospital(in Swindon)

Salisbury District Hospital

Contacts

Bristol Royal Infirmary	Upper Maudlin Street Bristol, BS2 8HW 0117 923 0000	Bistol Royall Infirmary home
CancerHelp UK	020 7061 8355	CancerHelp information
Great Western Hospital	Marlborough Road Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 6BB 01793 60 40 20	Great Western Hospital home
Macmillan Cancer Support	89 Albert Embankment London, SE1 7UQ 020 7840 7840	Macmillan information
Royal United Hospital	Bath NHS Trust Combe Park, Bath BA1 3NG 01225 428331	Royal United Hospital home
Salisbury District Hospital	Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 8BJ 01722 336262	Salisbury District Hospital

Review Date: January 2012

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