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My Nephew has just found out he has bone cancer. he is receiving chemo by tablet form. Is this available for other types of cancer?
Hi jillygirl
Thank you for your post and sorry to hear about your nephew.
Yes , oral chemotherapy can be used for other cancers e.g Breast, Kidney and stomach to name a few.
Cancer research UK provide an A-Z list of cancer drugs that can be looked up from this link:
cancerresearchuk.org/about-...
Hope all goes well for you nephew.
We are happy to discuss anything either by email at lungcancerhelp@roycastle.org or our freephone nurse led helpline number on 0800 358 7200
Kind regards
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The Roy Castle Support Team
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