Within a given protocol, you can use a single chemo drug or a combination.
These oral medications are usually well tolerated and do not cause the nausea, hair-loss, or fatigue seen with chemo drugs.
Some older chemo drugs such as taxanes also act on the scaffold, but on a different part.
Now doctors inject the chemo drugs into the abdominal cavity not just the bloodstream so a much higher concentration gets to the tumor.
Other days are dark and weary, as the residual effects of chemo drugs, radiation, or post-op soreness ripple through her body.
Fortunately, after years of experience with chemo drugs, doctors and patients have found ways to manage common side effects.
This, in turn, reduces the amount of the chemo drug absorbed by the follicles, which minimizes follicle damage and potential hair loss.
Steve proposed to Diana six weeks later, on Valentine's Day, while her chemo drugs were dripping at Dana-Farber.
Some were originally developed as chemo drugs, others to treat tuberculosis.
The older you are, the greater the likelihood that a chemo drug will induce menopause.