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Unusual?
I have posted before about mums PPC, just thought I would update and get some more opinions, great to have a PPC board!........ I was struggling with the fact that Mum has so little to go on re her symptoms and CA 125, her CA125 is never high and she had no symptoms except a pain in her stomach which has since been helped…
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Happy Independence Day
...to all Americans on this discussion board! Cheryl
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how many doxil infusions have you had???
After visiting the consultant today , he has said they only give 6 doxil treatments in the UK as there is no evidence that anymore is beneficial. I seem to recall someone posting on here that they had had about 18 doxil treatments? maybe I am wrong , but after he said it , I thought I don't care if it is just holding it at…
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ggggggggggggggggggrrrrrrrrrrrrr I am so p****d off :(
Its Isabella sports day today.I jjust asked mum if she wanted to tag along.She is so up and down with how she feels at the moment, she doesn't feel she can come.Mum said she was afraid of being sick , she has been sick nearly everday day now since she has come home from the hospital. I am just so fed up (and upset today)…
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good news
Did I tell you that my mom is responding to the gemzar, cisplatin, and avastin combo she started a week ago? Already, her lymphedema is almost gone (her feet, ankles, and calves were huge prior to this chemo due to lymphedema), her pleural effusion fluid has decreased dramatically, and she was able to get away on a…
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Tesetaxel: Oral taxane chemo
This drug is still in clinical trials but was fast-tracked for gastric cancer: Tesetaxel is a novel oral semi-synthetic taxane. The drug stabilises microtubules, inducing potent cytotoxicity in a wide range of tumour cell types. Certain taxanes have been approved by the FDA for the treatment of breast (BC), lung, gastric…