Q. I’m having TCH chemotherapy for breast cancer. What is it?
A. The chemotherapy drugs Paclitaxel (Taxol) or docetaxel (Taxotere) and carboplatin, paired with a biologic therapy, Herceptin, comprise the most common treatment for women with HER2-neu-positive (HER2+) breast cancer.
Q. Can we backtrack a minute? I know I’m HER2+, but what does that mean, anyway???
A. Cells do three things: they grow, they rest, and they repair themselves. Genes inside the chromosomes in your cells regulate...
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 »
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 »
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Source: Breastcancer.org
Chemical name: Carboplatin Brand name: Paraplatin Class: Platinum-based chemotherapy. There are no other platinum-based chemotherapies used to treat... Read more »
Source: First DataBank
Generic Name: DOCETAXEL - INJECTION Pronounced: (doh-seh-TAX-ell) Warning Docetaxel has caused severe (rarely fatal) allergic reactions and... Read more »
Source: Breastcancer.org
Brand name: Taxotere Chemical name: Docetaxel Class: Taxane chemotherapy. Abraxane and Taxol are other taxanes. How it works: Taxanes interfere with... Read more »
Source: eOrthopod
Hip joint resurfacing has been developed for younger, active patients with debilitating hip arthritis. Joint resurfacing involves smoothing down the... Read more »
Source: eOrthopod
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