Experiences with

Oral chemotherapy

I had colorectal cancer 12 years ago with weeks of radiation and oral chemotherapy. The radiation burnt my genital and anal area badly but I did not realise that the skin would become so sensitive forever and that the skin would shrink.

. &3 p.m.) oral chemotherapy. I will continue with this until July and have another PET/ CT to see if the nodules have decreased or disappeared altogether. Then will go from there.

As part of my blood cancer treatment I am on the blood thinner - Rivaroxaban - together with 75 mg aspirin on some days of the week along with my oral chemotherapy. This has been my treatment for almost three years.

This endeavor, called “Project Renewal,” recently updated the dosage label for the oral chemotherapy drug capecitabine (Xeloda) to make it more tolerable, and there will likely be more to come!

hello, I just had a pet scan after my PSA went from .3 to 5.68 in 3 months time and it revealed 3 spots that my onc feels we should radiate. I am 3 years into this and have had 6 rounds of chemo and am currently on daro+ lupron. It took 6 weeks to get the scan and results and now my consult is in

A new study in The American Journal of Pathology found that inhibition of the sterol regulatory element of binding (SREB) can reinduce sensitivity to the drug docetaxel, commonly used to treat prostate and other cancers. These findings show promise to improve the efficacy of docetaxel-based chemotherapy

Hi all I had my thyroid removed at the beginning of May due to it's size and the fact it was growing behind my oesophagus and down into my chest area. This has resulted in a paralysed vocal cord with all the issues that creates, but I wondered if any of you good people could explain my results to me

MY PSA rose quickly to 16, after about a year it held fairly steady around one, using Orgovyx and Zytiga, It now has more than tripled in about a month. I think I should try Xtandi, even though I'm quite anemic. At 87 my MO feels I can't handle chemo. I agree. Any thoughts? Poollover

Here is a general toxicity ranking for the drugs you listed, considering overall toxicity across systems, including liver, kidney, cardiovascular, and other potential toxicities. The ranking is organized from most toxic to least toxic, with explanations. --- Toxicity Ranking for Overall Toxicity 1. Cabazitaxel

My dad is on about year 20 with prostate cancer. He has failed Docetaxel and Pluvicto within the last year. His PSA 60. Scan showed 60 spots in his bones with 15-20 being bigger. He is starting chemo next week again? Anyone have positive experience with Cabazitaxel/Jetvana?

I am age 66. had whack-a-mole radiation about 2,5 yrs ago (yo my left acetabulum/hip) when PSA began to rise after 10 -11 yrs on ADT (Lupron for 12 and Abiraterone for most of that time). This time, Pet/CT indicates 1 of my 2 vertebral tumors is the culprit for my PSA rise over the last 2 yrs.

Hi ladies I'm struggling. I had my op almost exactly a year ago and chemo finished in June. Scan showed NED, but was soooo tired (and bloated, with pelvic pains that have now stopped) that come October I was given another scan, NED again. However, I am so tired I cannot function. I feel like I have

Small study but clinical. I don't even know if it could be called phase 1, but at least on humans. The study, published in Cell Reports Medicine, focuses on a new treatment combining pembrolizumab with standard chemotherapy to treat small cell bladder cancer and small cell/neuroendocrine prostate cancer

Started Triplet-therapy (Lupron + Nubeqa) then added Chemo Docetexel 6 cycles on August 22, 2024 (3 weeks apart). Before chemo 20-Aug-2024: PSA 5.02 After 1st cycle 10-Sep-2024: PSA 3.1 After 2nd cycle 01-Oct-2024: PSA 2.09 After 3rd cycle 22-Oct-2024: PSA 1.49 After 4th cycle 12-Nov-2024: PSA 1.52

I am new here. Diagnosed 4+4 T3bN1M in June 2024. Started ADT in October. After 1st month PSA3.6. After 2nd month PSA 0.6 last week. I was hoping to achieve under 2 after 3 months so I am happy with the result so far. I do take a lot of other things apart from ADT because I don’t want chemo or radiotherapy

Hello ladies, I am mid 1st line chemo treatment for hgsoc 3b, have completed 3 rounds of carbo and started nab-paclitaxel 2 weeks ago after bad reactions to 3 other drugs. I am struggling with low neutrophil count, on and off. Seems to also be related to catching colds. Today it was the lowest I’ve

Hi all mom was diagnosed with NSCLC cancer stage 3B in September 2020. She had radiotherapy chemotherapy and immunotherapy and seem to be doing well. Cancer has been under control and we've had not too many issues. We recently found out that has three large tumours on her brain which arranging from

Metastatic Prostate cancer diagnosed in October of 2023, PSA = 45. (Please see my Bio.) On October 7, 2024, for the first time, my PSA was <0.05, which my provider called “undetectable”. This after completing chemo and radiation therapy and on-going hormone therapy with Eligard and abiraterone. I asked

Hi. I'm 55, female, perimenopausal. I was diagnosed with Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) in 2016 aged 46. No radiotherapy/chemo but lots of surgery. In the middle of this, I had a thyroid goitre appear, seemingly from nowhere. It was reviewed on US as slightly swollen thyroid lobes with multi

Hi I was just wondering if anyone else has taken early retirement ? I was diagnosed with Ovarian cancer 3 years ago. I went through a hysterectomy and 6 rounds of Chemo and now on Niraparib. I am regularly checked every month and my blood all ok and CA125 is stable. I went back to work two years ago