Home chemotherapy: basic concepts.
The diagnosis of cancer imposes a devastating sense of loss of control over a patient's life. Home chemotherapy allows patients to become active participants in administering their own therapy, providing an opportunity to regain some of that control. The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of some basic concepts of chemotherapy that relate to home therapy regardless of the specific therapeutic agent prescribed.
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University of the Pacific School of Pharmacy, Stockton, Calif. 95211, USA. pcatania@uop.edu
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