Thursday, May 31, 2012
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koponen

Neuropathy and other news!

Hi Everybody!!I feel like time is just flying by! Coming in every Friday for chemo does seem to make it go faster. I remember back when this all started thinking six months was a lifetime! Six months of chemo - a year of herceptin...wow, that will take forever! Well, after today, I only have 3 more chemo (Taxol) infusions to go!! I will still have... Read moreChevron
PJ Hamel

PJ Hamel, Health Guide

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Author, breast cancer survivor

Chemo Regimen FAQs: AC + Taxol/Taxotere chemotherapy (ACT, TAC)

  Q. I've just found out I have to have chemotherapy. The doctor said it's AC and Taxol [or Taxotere]. What does that mean, exactly? A. AC is one of the five most common types of chemotherapy given to women with breast cancer. It includes two drugs: doxorubicin (Adriamycin), and cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan). Paclitaxel (Taxol) or... Read moreChevron