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Interferons (IFNs) are a class of natural proteins produced by the cells of the immune systems of most animals in response to challenges by foreign agents such as viruses, bacteria, parasites and tumor cells. Interferons belong to the large class of glycoproteins known as cytokines. more at Wikipedia
Treatment Success Rate
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| Condition | Members | Success |
| Hepatitis C | 297 |
62% |
| Renal Cell Carcinoma (K... | 10 |
100% |
| Polycythemia | 5 |
100% |
| Acute Myelogenous Leuke... | 2 |
100% |
| Migraine Headaches | 1 |
0% |
Overall, 63% (317
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Interferon Reviews
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horrible !!!
its been 6 yrs need to do it again, but longer then before,
its been 6 yrs need to do it again, but longer then before,
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Worked. Felt like I had the flu most of the time.
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Did 48 weeks, was clear during most of treatment then the virus came back at the 48 week mark, Murphys Law :-)
Will try again at a later date.
Will try again at a later date.
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made me really sick,,, entered psych ward, severe depression.... came out the other side... last test was good. Had trouble with the needle part.. it didn't hurt, it just was not what i wanted to do.. have them so easily accessable.... stayed iv drug clean tho
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worked but came back
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off tx
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Nothing has worked. Did treatment for 6months.
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tried twice. did not work. side effects were horrible.
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did not finshes got a bad side affect in 2004 but came back now
Working / Worked
Viral Load dropped from 3.5 million to under 50 in 6 weeks.
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What type do you take? My hubby's is Pegylated Interferon 2b [More] -
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yes, i think the interferon is by weight too cause at the doctors office i met a football type guy and he was taking more than me....?? [More] -
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Interferon is a genetically engineered product. http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E1885256B44005183CC Thanks for postin... [More] -
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Ok you braniacs on all things HCV....which Interferon brands are synthetic? [More] -
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They tried Gamma interferon for MS before the Beta that they use now. All kinds of bad things happened. It may be the way it was administered but I ... [More]
