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Gearing up for Chemo 3

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A Breast Cancer Story – Breast Cancer Treatment Chemo

Breast cancer is an uncontrolled growth of breast cells. Cancer occurs as a result of mutations, or abnormal changes, in the genes responsible for regulating the growth of cells and keeping them healthy. That changed cell gains the ability to keep dividing without control or order, producing more cells just like it and forming a tumor. Breast cancer originates most commonly from the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk. Cancers originating from ducts are known as ductal carcinomas, while those originating from lobules are known as lobular carcinomas.

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Now, what is breast cancer treatment chemo? Breast cancer chemotherapy refers to the use of cytotoxic drugs in the treatment of breast cancer. Women with breast cancer may have chemotherapy before surgery to shrink the cancer. This is known as neo-adjuvant chemotherapy.  Or they may also have chemotherapy after surgery if doctors think there is a risk of the cancer coming back. This is known as adjuvant chemotherapy.

Chemotherapy drugs are usually given to you as an outpatient, either by injection into a vein or as tablets. In many cases, a combination of two or more medicines will be used as chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer. The commonly used chemotherapy drugs include cyclophosphamide, epirubicin, 5-fluorouracil (5FU), methotrexate (MTX), paclitaxel, doxorubicin, and docetaxel. Other drugs may also be used.

As for chemotherapy combinations, the most common are FEC, which constitutes 5FU, epirubicin, and cyclophosphamide; AC, which constitutes doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide; CMF, comprised of cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and 5FU; E-CMF, which adds epirubicin to the original CMF components; and FEC-T, which is comprised of the original FEC components plus docetaxel.

Breast cancer treatment chemo destroys cancer cells because the medicines target rapidly dividing cells. Since chemotherapy produces a number of side effects, it is best that you and your doctor weight the benefits versus the side effects when deciding on a chemotherapy regimen.

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Can occupational exposure to chemo cause cancer? Studies point in that direction

Can occupational exposure to chemo cause cancer? Studies point in that direction
Sue Crump braced as the chemo drugs dripped into her body. She knew treatment would be rough. She had seen its signature countless times in the ravaged bodies and hopeful faces of cancer patients in hospitals where she had spent 23 years mixing chemo as a pharmacist.

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“Chemo Ride.” Adventures of a Breast Cancer Survivor/Thriver

Sizzle in the Middle.com’s Tracy Pattin goes on the adventure of her life with The Art of the Climb.com’s Elaine Gold; Elaine, a Breast Cancer Survivor cycles 27.2 miles to her chemo therapy sessions and 13 miles back. She says it’s all about “How to thrive and not just survive.”

I have done 1 round of chemo & 3 more to go for stage 1 breast cancer? What can I expect when losingmy hair?

I have very thick hair & just today am seeing it falling out or thinning. Will it start to fall out in clumps eventually or just continue to thin? Just trying to get an idea of how severe. I’m doing the TC type of chemo.

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Will my mum get Chemo with Stage II Breast Cancer?

My mom was recently told she had grade 2 Breast Cancer. After surgery, doctors told her that her lymph nodes were not infected and the cancer was fully removed.

She’s meeting with an oncologist this week to decide future treatment, but she is worried about getting chemotherapy due to the side effects of losing her hair.

Is it likely she will get chemotherapy and what is the standard dosage?

Thanks to everyone who helps
Sorry I meant grade 2 Breast cancer

My mom got breast cancer, she did a breast remove surgery and chemo, is that any medical can make her better?

My mom’s breast cancer is 2nd stage, she already did breast remove surgery, and she is doing chemotheraphy; i bearly see her suffering for chemo, is there any medical pill can make my mother feel better or any way could reduce her pain. i know the breast will return if we didn’t taken care, is there any way can prevent??

Re: ducky: chemo

cancer sucks!

Do you need to have Chemo for grade 1 breast cancer?

My friend who is 20 years old found out that she has a lump in her breast and she is getting a biposy.
breast cancer runs in the family but they said if she does have it they caught it really early?

so would she need chemo or just have it removed?

please answer im 16 i don’t really no what im talking about.

can someone please explain =[

thanks <3