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Chemotherapy is the use of chemical substances to treat disease. In its modern-day use, it refers primarily to cytotoxic drugs used to treat cancer. more at Wikipedia
Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Breast Cancer | 171 |
94% |
| Colon Cancer | 95 |
94% |
| Brain / CNS Tumors | 98 |
82% |
| Lung Cancer | 82 |
79% |
| Ovarian Cancer | 89 |
96% |
Overall, 88% (1149
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Chemotherapy Reviews
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very hard on my body and lost my hair
side effects of each chemo therapy still affecting me
side effects of each chemo therapy still affecting me
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My dad is doing amazingly well. No nausea no pain some mild loss of appetite. He did lose his hair.
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none
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Nausea, vomiting, fatigue, joint pain, and sometimes he's really mean.
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it was a long 6 mths
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I started with Valcad and Dex but the cancer was actually growing. So we added Revlimid and it has been amazing.
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I was lucky, I had few side effects from my chemo rounds, I kept most of my hair. I did have mouth ulcers, nausea, vomiting and fatigue
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I had 6 rounds of very strong chemo. It was no walk in the park but it worked. When I had my surgery in June the doctor told me that there was a lot of necrosis which proving that the chemo had killed the cancer.
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chemo worked and i was cancer free until about 1 month ago
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I received AC/T chemo (Adriamycin, Cytoxan, and Taxotere) - They all shrunk my tumor tho i did have severe bone pain with the Taxotere
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thanks again Corgigal .....below is from the article you mentioned NEW YORK TIMES May 15, 2009 Ginger Found to Ease Nausea of Cancer Treatmen... [More] -
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My husband has been diagnosed with Stage 4 paleomorphic liposarcoma. He is currently undergoing chemotherapy treatment. He has pkd, and has been str... [More] -
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Hi! I am an oncology nurse, and I also have MS. I have done infusions for patients with MS. It is called Novontrone (Mitoxantrone). It is a chemothe... [More] -
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I was taking Novantrone, which helped me alot. I start the Tysabri on Friday. I have big hopes for that too! Karen [More] -
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Hello, I am currently taking chemo for my MS. I take Novontrone. I have only had 3 infusions, but I must say I believe it is working. At times, I do... [More]
