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Carboplatin belongs to the group of medicines known as alkylating agents. It is used to treat cancer of the ovaries. It may also be used to treat other kinds of cancer, as determined by your doctor.
Carboplatin interferes with the growth of cancer cells, which eventually are destroyed. Since the growth of norm... continue
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Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Ovarian Cancer | 61 |
89% |
| Lung Cancer | 23 |
74% |
| Back Pain | 1 |
100% |
| Breast Cancer | 1 |
100% |
| High Cholesterol | 1 |
100% |
Overall, 85% (89
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Carboplatin Reviews
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Took it with Taxol. Lost my hair. Had bad nausea and vomiting. Lost 20 pounds. It worked while I took it, but when I stopped, the cancer came back within a month.
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Side effects were awful with first treatment,4 days after surgery,but the later ones not as bad. At first I had just about every side effect known to women!!Hair loss was mostly emotional but weight loss and appetite loss,skin problems ,sores in mouth and throat,diarreah,weakness .chills,tiredness,you name it I had it.But thank the Lord so far it has worked!!
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ii met wonderful people.i had a great oncologist.
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combined with Alitma; did nothing!
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Taken two treatments. Have permanent nerve damage to the inner ear hair cells which is affecting balance and coordination from the first treatment. I understand this is rare.
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It was rough. I took it six infusions with Taxol. But 10 years later, I'm still here, so I consider it a success.
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Carbo/Taxol combination. Total body hair loss. Queasy stomach, painful joints. Depression.
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seemed to work, 3 years clean
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So far I am in remission
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My CA125 numbers started at close to 3000, they are coming down. Hit a bump in the road last month with a pleural effusion. I'm not sure if the cause is due to the chemo drugs or not. Side effects have been tolerable, although worse as time goes on.
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