BibTeX:

@article{IJIRSTV3I10068,
     title={Mathematical Model in Side Effects of Chemotherapy Treatment for Lung Cancer},
     author={N. Latha and Dr. G. Komahan},
     journal={International Journal for Innovative Research in Science & Technology},
     volume={3},
     number={10},
     pages={267--271},
     year={},
     url={http://www.ijirst.org/articles/IJIRSTV3I10068.pdf},
     publisher={IJIRST (International Journal for Innovative Research in Science & Technology)},
}

Cancer is one of the most flourishing diseases of all over the world. Cancer incidences and death rates are rapidly increasing world widely. The cancer occurrence could be associated with various environmental, social, cultural, life-style, hormonal and genetic factors [4]. In addition smoking, reduced physical activity and consumption of highly processed and calorie-rich food are the major causes of cancer. There are many types of cancer treatments available now, but all of them have some associated side effects. Chemotherapy is the most effective and widely used treatment in most types of malignancies [1]. It was thought that chemotherapy drugs specifically kill the cancer cells only but now it is well known that it also damages to the normal cells resulting the chemotherapy dose dependent side effects such as fatigue, nausea, hair loss vomiting, etc. and even death may also occur in severe cases [4]. The main strategy of chemotherapy drugs based on the phenomenon that these drugs selectively target the tumor cells, largely by the means of genotoxicity partially caused by the production of reactive oxygen species, which does not specifically damages the cancer cells but also the normal cells. In this study, the method and side effects of chemotherapy treatment for cancer is discussed. In particular the side effects of chemotherapy treatment for lung cancer.

Chemotherapy, Immunotherapy, CVD, Apoptosis