chemotherapy cost

[vikramgujjar]

what is the approx cost of per dose of docetaxel and emdoxan+adriamycin+emset.

this is regarding my mother who has been diagnosed with the stage 2 breast cancer.

she went through the mastectomy with removal of all lymph nodes.

any suggestions reagrding this will be vesy helpful. thanx

[sumeet_shah Administrator]

Cost of chemo varies over various factors. Some generic versions may be very cheap, Indian brands may be not so cheap and original molecule may be costlier. Varies from hospital to hospital as well. Also, along with chemo drugs, the chemo administration charge, the doctor’s charge and other things also vary. Hence, not possible to give an average cost as the range is so huge. From barely several thousand to more than 40k, even for drugs mentioned above. It’s best to ask your Oncologist, all the options and he will guide you.

[vikramgujjar in reply to sumeet_shah]

one more thing, can chemo be avoided

accordings to results

ER-98%

PR-95%

HER-2/neu- negative

Ki-67=20%

3 out of 17 lymph nodes removed were positive

tumar size- 1.8*1.5 *1.2 cm

[sumeet_shah Administrator in reply to vikramgujjar]

Since nodes were positive, chemo should be given.

[vikramgujjar in reply to sumeet_shah]

thanks and one more thing is that the drugs for chemo which i mentioned are they standard ones ? or should i get a second opinion with other medical oncologist.

[sumeet_shah Administrator in reply to vikramgujjar]

They are fine. Just go ahead and follow your Oncologist.

[vikramgujjar in reply to sumeet_shah]

Thank you

Is there any difference in having docetaxel on weekly basis to the 3 weeks gap.