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(also known as Doxorubicin, Hydroxyldaunorubicin)
Doxorubicin or adriamycin or hydroxyldaunorubicin is a DNA-interacting drug widely used in chemotherapy. It is an anthracycline and structurely closely related to daunomycin, and also intercalates DNA. It is commonly used in the treatment of uterine cancer and ovarian cancer, as well as some other cancers. more at Wikipedia
Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Breast Cancer | 96 |
97% |
| Rhabdomyosarcoma | 8 |
100% |
| Ovarian Cancer | 2 |
50% |
| Hidradenitis Suppurativa | 2 |
50% |
| Acute Lymphocytic Leuke... | 1 |
100% |
Overall, 96% (115
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Adriamycin Reviews
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Severe nausea (took 7 drugs to control, but worked), stomach lining damage - ok now
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along with Cytoxin it worked but the side effects
were nasty: nausea, appetite loss, hair loss,
vomiting
were nasty: nausea, appetite loss, hair loss,
vomiting
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so far so good no signs of cancer
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should be on refuse
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Was tough to get through but I did it! Lost hair almost immediately. Was okay the first few days after treatment. By third or fouth day I was totally out of it. Fatigued, loss of appetite.
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Made me nauseous.
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For ovarian cancer. But I couldn't use it for breast cancer. It would have caused heart problems. That's a good reason to know what drugs you've had in the past.
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working. reduced swelling of eye
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Ok the truth, I HATED IT, but it did the job
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I lost all my hair and it was very hard to tolerate. After my third treatment, my physician decided to frop this drug and continue with another for which I was thankful.
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Anyone on "AC" chemo??
I will be getting doxorubicin ( adriamycin) and cyclophosphamine ( procytox). Anyone else had these? how as it? [More] -
Adriamycin for Breast Cancer
Well, the Adriamycin and cytoxin was tough for me. It messed up my GI system. Took Nexium. Had hair loss, nausea,weakness and general sickness. Weekl... [More] -
Adriamycin for Breast Cancer
I had Adriamycin and cytoxin together they called Adriamycin the red devil and that it was/ sick to my stomach, hair loss, tired. I took prilosec eve... [More] -
Adriamycin for Breast Cancer
Tell us about your personal experience with Adriamycin as a treatment: Has it worked? Have you had any issues? Any recommendations or tips? [More] -
Adriamycin for Rhabdomyosarcoma
Tell us about your personal experience with Adriamycin as a treatment: Has it worked? Have you had any issues? Any recommendations or tips? [More]
