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Topic: Chemotherapy (view all topics)

Tags for topic Chemotherapy:

• Abraxane (chemical name: paclitaxel)
• Adjuvant
• Adriamycin (chemical name: doxorubicin)
• Anthracyclines
• carboplatin (brand name: Paraplatin)
• Cytoxan (chemical name: cyclophosphamide)
• daunorubicin (brand names: Cerubidine, DaunoXome)
• Dose Dense
• Doxil (chemical name: doxorubicin)
• Ellence (chemical name: epirubicin)
• fluorouracil (also called 5-fluorouracil or 5-FU; brand name: Adrucil)
• Halaven (chemical name: eribulin)
• Ixempra (chemical name: ixabepilone)
• mitoxantrone (brand name: Novantrone)
• Navelbine (chemical name: vinorelbine)
• Neoadjuvant
• Standard
• Taxanes
• Taxol (chemical name: paclitaxel)
• Taxotere (chemical name: docetaxel)
• Xeloda (chemical name: capecitabine)

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• Ixempra Approved to Treat Advanced-Stage Breast Cancer

  Published on October 17, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Ixempra (chemical name: ixabepilone), Xeloda (chemical name: capecitabine), and Standard

  Ixempra (chemical name: ixabepilone) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat advanced breast cancers after other chemotherapy medicines have stopped working.

• Exercise Boosts Self-Esteem During Chemo

  Published on October 15, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Standard

  Exercise can boost self-esteem, fitness, and treatment completion rates for women getting chemotherapy.

• Some Women Don’t Benefit from Adding Taxol to Chemo Regimen

  Published on October 12, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Adriamycin (chemical name: doxorubicin), Cytoxan (chemical name: cyclophosphamide), Taxol (chemical name: paclitaxel), and Standard

  An early breast cancer's HER2 status affects the benefits offered by Taxol.

• Chemo Raises Leukemia Risk Slightly in Older Women

  Published on September 24, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Dose Dense and Standard

  Women who receive chemotherapy have a small increase in risk for a type of leukemia later in life.

• Ixabepilone Gets Faster Review

  Published on June 19, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Ixempra (chemical name: ixabepilone) and Standard

  Ixabepilone, a new chemotherapy medication for advanced breast cancer, has been given priority review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

• Chemo and Radiation at the Same Time Improve Prognosis for Early-Stage Disease

  Published on December 13, 2006 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Standard

  Research suggests that treatment with chemotherapy and radiation at the same time can help keep breast cancer from coming back.

• Certain High-dose Regimen Linked to Chemobrain

  Published on December 8, 2006 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Standard

  Research shows that thinking and memory problems are linked to a chemotherapy regimen.