The side effect of cancer chemotherapy of prostate is not

The side effect of cancer chemotherapy of prostate is not so serious
Stockholm, March 16 (Xinhua) ' Reporter and seedling) A joint investigation discovery which Sweden and Norwegian researcher finish newly, chemotherapy is not as serious as what was thought before to the side effect which the cancer patient of prostate causes.

Radio Sweden reports on the 16th, the research group surveys 875 prostate cancer patients of 40 hospitals, these patients have accepted chemotherapy for 4 years. The investigation result reveals, their life quality and only accepting the patient of hormone treatment does not have obvious difference.

Responsible for a Sweden investigatedding will introduce to the silent university oncological researcher Fran's loose Sri Lankan, there are 40% that present the intestinal question in the patient who only accepts chemotherapy, but this proportion is 20% in the patient who only accepts hormone treatment; 85% of the chemotherapy patients present the obstacle of erecting, but this proportion has been 72% in the patient not accepting chemotherapy. Fran thinks, in view of the survival rate of the cancer patient of prostate, these side effects brought in chemotherapy are not very serious in loose Sri Lankan.

The investigation result of this research has already been published on " lancet - oncology " magazine. Still find before this research group, adopted chemotherapy and hormone treatment to the attacking cancer patient of prostate at the same time, can make the survival rate raise by one time.



The side effect of cancer chemotherapy of prostate is not so serious