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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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• Actonel Can Help Stop Bone Loss After Treatment

  Published on February 7, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Adjuvant

  Actonel (chemical name: risedronate) helps prevent bone loss in women undergoing breast cancer treatment.

• Poorly Educated and Obese Women Get Lower Chemo Doses

  Published on January 19, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Tags:

  Women with breast cancer who are either obese or have little education are more likely to get lower than recommended doses of chemotherapy.

• Abraxane Better for Metastatic Breast Cancer Than Taxotere

  Published on December 18, 2006 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Abraxane (chemical name: paclitaxel) and Taxotere (chemical name: docetaxel)

  Abraxane more effective than Taxotere for advanced breast cancer.

• 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.