Guide To Treating Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia

Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy is a way to treat cancer that involves anti-cancer drugs injected into a muscle, vein, under the skin, or taken by mouth. Chemotherapy drugs work by identifying, targeting, and killing any cells around the patient's body that are in the process of dividing. This mechanism is effective at killing malignant cells because they divide or multiply more rapidly and frequently than healthy cells do. While chemotherapy kills off many cancerous cells, it also kills off healthy cells in the process of cell division. It is for this reason that chemotherapy is administered in cycles. The chemotherapy cycles involve a specified period of regular treatment that may last several weeks. After that, the patient will go through a rest period to give their body an opportunity to recover. Due to the side effects of chemotherapy, other drugs may be used alongside chemotherapy in some Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia patients. Most of the side effects associated with chemotherapy will subside once treatment is finished.

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