| Neoadjuvant chemotherapy is cancer treatment in | | | | Neoadjuvant chemotherapy is also used for the |
| which drug is given to patient prior to cancer surgery | | | | treatment of advanced ovarian cancer. When treated |
| or radical radiotherapy. With neoadjuvant | | | | with neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by surgery, |
| chemotherapy treatment, size of cancer reduces or | | | | patients experience long term survival and good quality |
| shrinks which makes cancer surgery easier and | | | | life. In case of gastric cancer, neoadjuvant |
| enhances chances of its success. | | | | chemotherapy can improve resectability survival and |
| Neoadjuvant chemotherapy is mostly used in cancers | | | | quality of life. However, it is ineffective in reducing the |
| in which surgery is planned in future. Neoadjuvant | | | | risk of reoccurrence. |
| chemotherapy can reduce the difficulties and | | | | Neoadjuvant chemotherapy is largely applied for |
| complications regarding cancer surgery. Neoadjuvant | | | | treating the patients with bulky and locally advanced |
| chemotherapy is mostly used for the cancers which | | | | cervical cancer. Drugs that are used in this treatment |
| are locally advanced such as breast cancer and | | | | are cisplatin, ifosfamide and paclitaxel. |
| colorectal cancer. | | | | Neoadjuvant chemotherapy is used to treat large, high |
| Neoadjuvant chemotherapy as treatment for cancer is | | | | grade and localized cancers. This chemotherapy |
| derived from animal studies. According to these animal | | | | treatment is followed by surgery or radiotherapy. |
| studies, this type of chemotherapy is effective in | | | | Neoadjuvant chemotherapy has several advantages |
| suppressing residual tumor growth when applied | | | | over adjuvant chemotherapy. |
| properly. | | | | Neoadjuvant chemotherapy treatment associates with |
| Neoadjuvant chemotherapy is mostly used for the | | | | some side effects as drugs used in the treatment are |
| treatment of locally advanced breast cancer. | | | | toxic in nature. These drugs not only eradicate |
| Monitoring response of patient to neoadjuvant | | | | cancerous cell but also affects other body cell which |
| chemotherapy can extend and improve survival and | | | | causes side effects. These side effects include weight |
| also reduce morbidity. A method based on diffuse | | | | loss, memory loss, hair follicles, nausea, bone marrow |
| optical spectroscopy is used to monitor patient?s | | | | and so on. Side effects occurred due to |
| response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Diffuse | | | | chemotherapy treatment are varied form patient to |
| optical spectroscopy is noninvasive near infra red | | | | patient and also depend on stage of cancer and |
| method which is used to monitor the patients with | | | | physical condition of patient. |
| locally advanced breast cancer. | | | | Neoadjuvant chemotherapy treatment if applied which |
| Neoadjuvant chemotherapy is also useful for treating | | | | is followed by surgery increases likelihood of |
| advanced cancer of head and neck. Most patients | | | | eradicating cancer and improves quality of life. |
| have complete response to neoadjuvant | | | | Neoadjuvant chemotherapy treatment also known as |
| chemotherapy. Drugs used in neoadjuvant | | | | presurgical chemotherapy is widely used for the |
| chemotherapy are cisplatin, bleomycin and | | | | treatment of cancer. This treatment can improve |
| 5-fluorouracil. Results of the treatment also depend on | | | | survival and reduce morbidity. |
| the stage of cancer. | | | | |