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mayrmadeg

				          
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        			    August 30, 2009 - 11:14am			  			

			
			
IAM GOING TO BE TREATED WITH CHEM THERAPY AND I WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND

 HOW DOCTORS DETERMINE THE DOSE BASED ON 'BSA'.MY WEIGHT IS 80 Kg AND

 157 Cm TALL , IF DOSE IS 600 mg/m.sq.(d1 and 8)WHAT WILL BE THE DOZE FROM

THIS DRUG IN mg .OR,WHAT IS THE RELATION BETWEEN WEIGHT ,TALL AND BODY SURFACE AREA.

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sue Siwek

				      
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August 30, 2009 - 12:27pm

			
don't know but your
			
don't know but your oncologist does.  make him/her explain it all to you.  if you still don't trust them ask your primary care doc. to explain.  i am sure as with other drugs your weight has something to do with the amount of the dose.  best wishes to you!



			
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August 30, 2009 - 4:46pm

			
BMI and Chemo Dosage
			
Contact the department that will be administering the chemotherapy - I expect it will be a different office than your oncologist's.

They will be very familiar with those calculations and probably very good at explaining it.

Fatima



			
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