Your healthcare team will tell you where you need to go for chemotherapy treatment.
You may have treatment:
- in hospital - your doctor will tell you if you can go home after treatment or if you need to stay overnight
- in a clinic that is close to your home
- at home
Ways that chemotherapy can be given include:
- as a tablet or capsule
- directly into a vein through a tube
- by injection
- as a cream
- a combination of these
Your healthcare team will recommend what's best for you.
You may also be given medicine to prevent or treat side effects.
How long treatment is for
How often you need treatment and for how long can be different for everyone.
Ask your healthcare team about the number of cycles you need to treat the cancer.
How long cancer treatment is for
Deciding to stop treatment
Some people feel the benefits of chemotherapy are not worth the side effects and reduced quality of life.
If you're struggling with this treatment and are having doubts about continuing with it, talk to your healthcare team.
Your team can help you talk through your options. But the final decision to continue or stop is yours.
Clinical trials
You may be able to get chemotherapy as part of a clinical trial for cancer.
Ask your healthcare team if there are clinical trials available for your type of cancer.
Help and support
Ask your healthcare team about:
- what getting chemotherapy will mean for you
- worries you have
- supports you can get or apply for
Help and support you can get if you or someone you care for has cancer