Combined modality chemotherapy is one type. It is a use of drugs with other forms of treatments like surgery, radiations and other therapies. The combination of drugs involved in this type of chemotherapy is different in respect of side effects and mechanism. This type of chemotherapy has an advantage that it minimizes the chances of resistance development.

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy is another type. It is used to shrink the size of the tumor in the body so when another form of treatment like surgery is done on the body, the side effects of which can be minimized. Adjuvant chemotherapy is type of treatment in which the tumor size is very small but there is huge risk that it can spread and reoccur. This minimizes the risk of resistance development if any cancer cell appears in future.

Another type of chemotherapy is called Palliative chemotherapy. This type of chemotherapy is given without any kind of intent. It is used to increase the expected life time and to decrease the load of cancer cells. Plant Alkaloids are chemotherapy treatment in which plants are used in a great number. Periwinkle plant, Pacific yew tree (Taxus), May apple plants and Happy tree plant are some of the plants used in this type of chemotherapy.

Anti tumor Antibiotics are the chemotherapy which is made of natural products by the species of soil fungus called Streptomyces. The type of drugs involved in this chemotherapy acts in different stages of a cell. These stages are very much important for growth of the cells which later become effective for the body operations. Doxorubicin, Mitoxantrone, and Plicamycin are some of its drugs.

Anti Metabolites are other types of chemotherapy treatments which are very similar to the cell natural operation. These drugs enter into the cell membrane and create a barrier in the nucleus so that cell cannot be divided. This stops the cell from any kind of growth. Topoisomerase Inhibitors are the types of chemotherapy which interfere with the enzymes like Topoisomerase which control the manipulation of DNA structure which is very much necessary for growth.

There are so many other types of chemotherapy which exist in the world today like Targeted therapy, Immunotherapy, Hormone therapy, and Miscellaneous Antineoplastics. All types of chemotherapy are used after a check up of patient which is very important in order to find out that person is able to undergo chemotherapy due to its after effects. These all types of chemotherapy are used in different countries of the world today. Chinese use chemotherapy involving plants, while people in western countries mostly go for a chemotherapy involving a combination of chemical and plant drugs.