Chemotherapy is usually given on an outpatient basis. The medication is administered through a vein in your arm. A specially trained nurse remains with you at all times while your chemotherapy is infusing. You may receive other medications before and during your chemotherapy which are designed to minimize and relieve side effects. There are several chemotherapy medications that work to kill lung cancer and often a combination of two of these medications is prescribed.

Chemotherapy is the treatment of cancer with drugs that can destroy cancer cells. These drugs are often called "anticancer" drugs.

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Because some drugs work better together than alone, often two or more drugs are given at the same time. This is called combination chemotherapy.

Not all chemotherapy drugs cause hair loss. Your doctor will be able to tell you if the medication you are taking is likely to make your hair fall out. If you do lose your hair, it will grow back after the treatments are over.

Side effects of chemotherapy depend on which drug or drugs you are taking, the dosage and the length of treatment. Some people experience few or no side effects. We know a great deal more about why nausea and vomiting occur after chemotherapy than only a few years ago. A number of powerful anti-nausea drugs are available for use. We routinely utilize drugs to prevent nausea and vomiting before administering chemotherapy.