What is the pros and cons of chemotherapy?

Like other cancer treatments, chemotherapy has benefits and risks. It can shrink breast tumors to the point where they’re easier to remove with surgery. It kills cancer cells all over your body, which is helpful if your cancer has spread. But it can cause unpleasant side effects like hair loss, nausea, and mouth sores.

Does chemo make you smell bad?

Powerful chemotherapy drugs can give your urine a strong or unpleasant odor. It might be even worse if you’re dehydrated. A foul odor and dark-colored urine could mean that you have a urinary tract infection (UTI). Another side effect of chemotherapy is dry mouth.

Is urine from chemo patients toxic?

She said chemotherapy drugs remain in a patient’s bodily fluids for up to 72 hours after therapy ends. This means the drugs are present in vomit, urine and excrement during that time. In extreme cases, it can even lead to cancer.

Does chemotherapy work 97 percent of the time?

“Chemotherapeutic drugs are the only classification of drugs that the prescribing doctor gets a direct cut of,” Glidden says. “The only reason chemotherapy is used is because doctors make money from it — period. It doesn’t work 97 percent of the time.

Does chemotherapy do more harm than good?

While most conventional cancer treatments revolve around a mix of surgery, chemotherapy and radiation, some people question their efficacy — particularly chemotherapy. In these videos two naturopathic doctors make the argument that in many cases, chemo does more harm than good.

Why do some people refuse chemotherapy?

The argument that chemotherapy drugs can cause secondary tumors or potentially increase your risk of the recurrence of cancer is another frequently toted reason some people refuse chemo. Again, there is a small kernel of truth in part of this fear—for normal, healthy people chemotherapy drugs can be harmful.

Why do doctors make money from chemotherapy?

“Chemotherapeutic drugs are the only classification of drugs that the prescribing doctor gets a direct cut of,” Glidden says. “The only reason chemotherapy is used is because doctors make money from it — period.