After enduring four grueling rounds of Taxol during my chemotherapy treatments, imagine my disappointment upon learning that it may have all been for naught.
Current research lead by Dr. Daniel Hayes of the University of Michigan indicates that Taxol may not be effective treatment for early stage, hormone sensitive breast cancer. Using modern genetic tools, the study re-examined early Taxol studies and reached quite different conclusions. There is good news; however, as Taxol was...
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.... Read more »
A breast cancer treatment study published in the New England Journal of Medicine this week has the national media hopping–and me... Read more »
Q. Unfortunately, I’ve just found out I need to have chemo. With no node involvement I thought I’d avoid it, but my Oncotype score is... Read more »
When my hands and feet started hurting about a year after I finished chemo, my oncologist said I had, "Taxol toes." She went on to explain... Read more »
October is a time for memories. Last Saturday I volunteered at our local Komen Race for the Cure and saw that I'm not the only one who... Read more »
Results from a new study suggest that the chemotherapy drug Taxol increases the odds of chronic neuropathic pain in women who've survived breast... Read more »
Source: Breastcancer.org
Brand name: Taxol Chemical name: Paclitaxel Class: Taxane chemotherapy. Abraxane and Taxotere are other taxanes. How it works: Taxanes interfere with... Read more »
After my breast cancer diagnosis and lumpectomy, I believed that, unlike other women with my diagnosis, I did not need chemotherapy -- that my cancer... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Breast pain is any discomfort or pain in the breast.Alternative NamesPain - breast; Mastalgia; Mastodynia; Breast tendernessConsiderationsThere are... Read more »
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Article updated and reviewed by Jennifer A. Ligibel, MD, Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Medical... Read more »
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