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djharg 09/28/2008

I read on someones blog, The word chemo mentioned in the same term as Interferon?

deleted_user 09/28/2008

yes, it is a FORM of chemotherapy.

xoxo

pepy 09/28/2008

yes dj. they actually treat 26 different types of cancer with the same tx... e.g some types of melanoma and leukemia

deleted_user 09/28/2008

Yes, but a small amount. So although you might lose hair, you won't lose all of it.

Mckenzie 09/28/2008

A good friend of mine whom has HIV as skin cancer "melanoma" and she started her chemo a couple of months ago, and it was interferon treatment, just like you and I my friend.

This is why we are soo bloody sick...

It's a form of chemo without the radiation...

Hope this helps you...

Love & Respect,
Mckenzie
One day at the time.

deleted_user 09/28/2008

Chemotherapy Drugs
Interferon Alfa-2b (PEG Conjugate)

Generic Name: PEG Interferon
Trade Name: PEG-INTRON

Drug type: PEG Interferon alfa-2b is a "biologic response modifier." This medication is classified as a "cytokine." (For more detail, see "How this drug works" section below).

What this drug is used for:

This medication is used to treat chronic hepatitis C.

This medication is also being investigated for use in various cancers.

Note: If a drug has been approved for one use, physicians sometimes elect to use this same drug for other problems if they believe it might be helpful.

I copied this from the link below

http://www.chemocare.com/bio/interferon_alfab.asp

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