It was estimated that in 2013, over 500 Canadians (on average) will be diagnosed with cancer each day. This means that over 96,200 men and 91,400 women will be impacted by this disease, of which 39,400 men and 36,100 women will lose their lives (Cancer Statistics at a Glance). 
This deadly disease has been commonly termed as cancer. What is cancer? Most cells in the human body divide thousands and thousands of time over the course of life. However, these cell divisions are controlled, and occur with purpose. Cancer is a disease that is caused by uncontrolled cell division. Cancerous cells divide at abnormal rates and may spread to other parts of the body through the blood stream and clot together in a form we know today as a tumor. What is most frightening of all is that there is no absolute "cure" for this disease as yet. 
Thankfully, as depressing as these facts sound, it must also be mentioned that society is certainly on the path toward bettering human health.

According to 2009 statistics, "about 840,000 Canadians diagnosed with cancer in the previous ten years [survived]" (Cancer Statistics at a Glance). Though cancer itself has not been eliminated, the number of cancer survivors is increasing each year. Something is definitely being done the right way. Does this mean that humans are getting closer to finding a cure for this deadly disease? Perhaps we may not have found a way to entirely eliminate this disease (yet), but medical science and scientists have certainly developed ways and methods through which cancer can be combatted. One of the most renowned of these methods is the all-too-familiar chemotherapy.
What is chemotherapy? How does it work, and is it truly as life-saving and idealistic as it sounds? Welcome to the world of chemotherapy; read on to find out!