Does Chemotherapy Emit Radiation?

Chemotherapy is a commonly used method for antitumor treatment. Unlike other radiotherapy or radioactive inspections, chemotherapy does not involve radiation. It belongs to chemical drug treatment, mainly through intravenous chemotherapy, and some are oral chemotherapy drugs, such as Tegafur and Capecitabine, which are two commonly used oral chemotherapy drugs.

Common chemotherapy regimens include intravenous chemotherapy combined with oral chemotherapy together or used alone, depending on the patient's pathological condition and physical condition. Although chemotherapy does not involve radiation, it has some other side effects, such as potentially causing bone marrow suppression reactions, leading to decreased white blood cell count, anemia, thrombocytopenia, etc. There may also be allergic reactions and gastrointestinal reactions, such as nausea and vomiting. Therefore, it is necessary to use drugs in advance to prevent side effects.

The impact of chemotherapy on patients' bodies includes: 1. Chemotherapy drugs have a strong stimulating effect on the intestines of patients, leading to symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, decreased appetite, constipation, abdominal pain, etc., which may worsen as the chemotherapy time increases. 2. Chemotherapy drugs can cause varying degrees of liver damage to patients, some of whom may experience abnormal liver function, and severe cases may lead to toxic hepatitis, mainly manifested as enlarged liver and jaundice symptoms in patients. 3. Hematopoietic stem cells are one of the cells with relatively fast differentiation speed in the human body. When the differentiation speed of hematopoietic stem cells is inhibited during chemotherapy, patients may experience decreased red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets, leading to tissue hypoxia, low immunity, and other conditions. Patients may then develop symptoms such as infection, hematoma, easy bleeding, and anemia. 4. The toxicity of chemotherapy drugs not only damages the liver of patients but also damages the myocardial cells in their bodies, manifesting as symptoms such as chest tightness, shortness of breath, palpitations, and arrhythmia. In severe cases, it may lead to heart failure.