Chemotherapy targets fast growing cells , including cancer cells ,skin cells, Gastro intestinal cells, blood cells etc.
Explanation:
Chemotherapy refers to use of chemicals to treat diseases like, cancer.
This procedure involves the use of cytotoxic chemicals that inhibit mitosis.
Drugs used in Chemotherapy principally target fast growing cells of the body .
Thus along with cancer cells these drugs also effect normal body cells such as , blood cells, skin cells etc.
Damage to blood cells weakens the immune system and the patient is susceptible to other diseases also.
To avoid such situation chemotherapy is accompanied with other combination medicines.
Even after having several side effects chemotherapy is suggested as most suitable treatment to reduce symptoms of most type of cancer because it involves the introduction of drugs into the blood and thus can be targeted to any anatomical location in the body.
