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Cytostatic chemotherapy, immunotherapy and antiretroviral therapy: Moderately complex and intensive block chemotherapy: 4 days: 4 substances

You had chemotherapy.

Chemotherapy is usually used with cancers. The tissue in the body is made up of cells. With cancer, the cells multiply uncontrollably, which leads to a malignant neoplasm (abnormal growth of tissue) developing. The cancer cells can destroy the healthy tissue and spread throughout the body.

There are many different medications that can be used in chemotherapy. Chemotherapy aims to prevent cancer cells from multiplying and to kill them off.

A range of disorders may occur during chemotherapy. These disorders depend on the medication that has been given. The patient may feel nauseous or need to vomit, for example.

Additional indicator

If necessary, additional letters are appended to OPS codes to indicate which side of the body is affected.

  • L: Left
  • R: Right
  • B: Both sides

Further information

Note

Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the OPS code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.

Source

Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).