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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 | 170 |
94% |
| Colon Cancer | 94 |
94% |
| Brain / CNS Tumors | 97 |
81% |
| Ovarian Cancer | 88 |
95% |
| Lung Cancer | 80 |
80% |
Overall, 88% (1135
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Chemotherapy Reviews
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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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So far, 80 percent reduction in tumor
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Please see BMT response. Worked well in preparing my body for BMT, was fortunately enjoy THC and other meds. so have no recall of what agents or their specific benefits.
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IT worked. My cancer is cured. However my wbc is lower and etc. I have problem with hot flash and etc. No hormone therapy... plant hormone on the counter.
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same as above
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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]
