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Aromasin Oral
This medication is used to treat certain types of breast cancer
(such as hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer) in women after
menopause. Exemestane is also used to help prevent the cancer from
returning. Some breast cancers are made to grow faster by a natural
hormone called estrogen. Exemestane decreases the amount of
estrogen the body makes and helps to slow or reverse the growth of
these breast cancers.
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Faslodex IM
Fulvestrant is used to treat breast cancer that has spread to other
areas of the body in women who have gone through "the change of
life" (menopause). It is used in patients who have not responded
well to other medications (e.g., tamoxifen). Breast cancer cells
need the hormone estrogen in order to grow. Fulvestrant works by
blocking the effect of estrogen, slowing tumor cell growth.
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Femara Oral
This medication is used to treat certain types of breast cancer
(such as hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer) in women after
menopause. Letrozole is also used to help prevent the cancer from
returning. Some breast cancers are made to grow faster by a natural
hormone called estrogen. Letrozole decreases the amount of estrogen
the body makes and helps to slow or reverse the growth of these
breast cancers.
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Gemzar IV
Gemcitabine is used alone or with other treatments/medications to
treat certain types of cancer (including breast, lung, ovarian,
pancreatic). It is a chemotherapy drug that works by slowing or
stopping the growth of cancer cells.
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Herceptin IV
Trastuzumab is used alone or with other medications to treat
certain types of breast cancer (tumors that produce more than the
normal amount of a certain substance called HER2 protein).
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Neulasta SubQ
Pegfilgrastim is a long-acting form of the drug, filgrastim. These
drugs, called colony-stimulating factors, are used to help
stimulate the bone marrow to make white blood cells in patients who
are not able to produce enough white blood cells on their own.
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Neupogen Inj
This medication stimulates the blood system (bone marrow) to make
white blood cells, helping you fight infections. This medication is
given to those whose ability to make white blood cells has been
reduced. Filgrastim (also known as G-CSF, or granulocyte colony
stimulating factor) is a man-made version of a certain natural
substance found in the body. It is produced using a certain
bacteria.
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Procrit Inj
This medication is used to treat anemia (low red blood cell count)
in people with long-term serious kidney disease (chronic renal
failure), people receiving zidovudine to treat HIV, and people
receiving chemotherapy for certain types of cancer (non-myeloid
cancers). It may also be used in anemic patients to reduce the need
for blood transfusions before certain planned surgeries that have a
high risk of blood loss (usually combined with the "blood thinner"
warfarin). Epoetin alfa helps to reverse anemia and improves your
energy and activity level. It works by signaling the bone marrow to
make more red blood cells. This medication is very similar to the
natural substance in your body (erythropoietin) that prevents
anemia.
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Taxotere IV
This medication is used to treat certain types of cancer (e.g.,
breast, lung, and prostate cancer). Docetaxel is a member of a
family of drugs called taxanes. This drug works by slowing cell
growth.
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Xeloda Oral
Capecitabine is used alone or with other treatments/medications to
treat certain types of cancer (e.g., of the breast, colon, rectum).
It works by slowing or stopping cancer cell growth and by
decreasing tumor size.
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Zoladex SubQ
Goserelin is used in men to treat prostate cancer. It is used in
women to treat certain breast cancers or a certain uterus disorder
(endometriosis). It is also used in women to thin the lining of the
uterus (endometrium) in preparation for a procedure to treat
abnormal uterine bleeding.
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Zometa IV
This medication is used to treat high blood calcium levels
(hypercalcemia) that may occur with cancer. Zoledronic acid is also
used with cancer chemotherapy to treat bone problems that may occur
with multiple myeloma and other types of cancer (such as breast,
lung) that have spread to the bones. Zoledronic acid belongs to a
class of drugs known as bisphosphonates. It lowers high blood
calcium levels by reducing the amount of calcium released from your
bones into your blood. It also works by slowing the breakdown of
your bones by cancer to prevent bone fractures.
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Ixempra IV
This medication is used alone or with other medications to
treat advanced cancer. Ixabepilone is a chemotherapy drug that works to slow or
stop cancer cell growth.