Chemotherapy Protocol

Most cancer patients that have started undergoing chemotherapy would most likely be able to speak about their chemotherapy protocol and would know what that is. For those of you unfamiliar with the concept, it is a list of procedures and characteristics that describe the aim, the means, the potential risks and complications and the expected positive results of the medication that is included in the chemotherapy treatment offered by the doctor. This protocol is to be used as a sort of guide or reference throughout the prescribed treatment.

To get down to more details, the chemotherapy protocol should present the prescription circumstances, meaning that it should specify the pathology type that the treatment has been prescribed for (the location of cancer, the cancer stage, and so on). It should also include indications and contraindications. It should also pinpoint all the situations in which this specific chemotherapy protocol should be allowed or forbidden and it ought to make references to specialized literature for whatever sort of clarifications may be needed throughout the treatment.