Bleomycin is a medication used to treat cancer. This includes Hodgkin's lymphoma, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, testicular cancer, ovarian cancer, and cervical cancer among others. Typically used with other cancer medications, it can be given intravenously, by injection into a muscle or under the skin. It may also be administered inside the chest to help prevent the recurrence of a fluid around the lung due to cancer; however talc is better for this.
Common side effects include fever, weight loss, vomiting, and rash. A severe type of anaphylaxis may occur. It may also cause inflammation of the lungs that can result in lung scarring. Chest X-rays every couple of weeks are recommended to check for this. Bleomycin may cause harm to the baby if used during pregnancy. It is believed to primarily work by preventing the making of DNA.
Bleomycin was discovered in 1962. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines, the most important medications needed in a basic health system. It is available as a generic medication. The wholesale cost is between 14 USD and 78 USD a dose. It is made by the bacterium Streptomyces verticillus.
Tongue is tied, talk is loose,
secret understanding
Making rules, breaking fools,
Surviving is the game
Time is now, got no use
for begging and demanding
Noone wins, noone loses,
noone is to blame
Growing up, playing hard,
looking at the future
Being loud, living fast,
keep your eyes on me
Standing still, standing tall,
brother be my shelter
Diving deep, jumping high,
losing energy
Loving less, keeping cool,
learn your exercises
Serving chilled, being killed,
be the one who’s blamed
Feeling lost, talking much,
living in the background
Saving lifes, losing games,
time to feel ashamed
Tongue is tied, talk is loose,
secret understanding
Making rules, breaking fools,
Surviving is the game
Time is now, got no use
for begging and demanding
Noone wins, noone loses,
noone is to blame
Slipping' round, walking wounded,
hiding my revolver,
Don’t regret, be upset,
make your life complete
Felling high, passing by,
don’t know what I’m doing
Calling God, being taught,
try to stop the greed
Speeding fast, turning brakes,
living in the fast lane
Moving on, walking back,
standing still would kill
Smoking grass, body aches,
what’s happening to my brain
Cameras on, live attack,
big brother for a feel
Tongue is tied, talk is loose,
secret understanding
Making rules, breaking fools,
Surviving is the game
Time is now, got no use
for begging and demanding
Noone wins, noone loses,
noone is to blame
Living wild, loving free
Laughing at the weather
Heaven comes, heaven goes,
solid as a rock
Nothing seems left for me,
Need a different measure
Count me in, count me out,
Will this ever stop
Tongue is tied, talk is loose,
secret understanding
Making rules, Breaking fools,
Surviving is the game
Time is now, got no use
for begging and demanding
Noone wins, noone loses,
noone is to blame