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Head and Neck Cancer Chemotherapy Treatments
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- 5FU + Paraplatin chemotherapy
- Cisplatin + radiation chemotherapy
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- Erbitux + radiation chemotherapy
- Ethyol chemotherapy
- Taxol chemotherapy
- Taxol + cisplatin + radiation chemotherapy
- Taxol + Paraplatin chemotherapy
- Taxol + Paraplatin + radiation chemotherapy
- Taxotere chemotherapy
- Taxotere + cisplatin chemotherapy
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My name is Terry Carlson. I’m writing a memoir about my best friend’s amazing journey with cancer.
A nurse stopped by to check on the chemo drip and asked Bill how he was doing. Bill inquired about her son who had been sick and told her we were going out to lunch after his treatment. After all, this was the last day food would taste good to him for awhile, so he was going to take advantage and pork out.
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Constipation
I am only one month in to multiple Myeloma, I get 2 Velcade Shots A week, take 40 mg Dex (steroid) on Monday’s and just added Revlimid 5 mg starting in my second cycle today. I had the worst constipation (like nothing for 4 days). I ate prunes, drank prune juice, took Ducolax. Finally I ate a Sizeable piece of dark chocolate with chili peppers and had success. Once that ordeal was over it …
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Head and Neck Cancer Community Resources
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Good nutrition and avoiding weight loss is very important during treatment. Therefore the Cancer Centers of America has compiled a list of food choices that will assist the function of your immune ...
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Nov 14, 2012
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Many chemotherapy drugs and radiation cause a great deal of skin issues for people living with cancer. This book highlights the best way to manage your skin care by Dr. Mario Lacouture, Associate ...
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Sep 20, 2014
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This organization promotes laughter as the best medicine. Its founder survived stage 4 cancer and her story inspired me.
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