Question 1

can taxol (paclitaxel) cause diarrhea?

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Taxol (paclitaxel): Yes, diarrhea can be a side effect of taxol (paclitaxel).

Question 2

i was wondering does the chemotherapy drug paclitaxel causes your hair to fall out?

Accepted Answer

Yet it does: Unfortunately Paclitaxel is harsh on your hair and usually causes complete or near complete baldness.But it is temporary.

Question 3

why does taxol (paclitaxel) cause muscle and joint pain?

Accepted Answer

It hurts all over: I work in palliative medicine, and I have seen patients w. Various types of pain when on chemo. Often, they are given opioids (morphine, etc.); some patients do better w. "adjuvant" pain medicines such as seizure meds & anti-depressants, even though they are not having seizures nor depressed--like a fibromyalgia patient! doses vary a lot; close followup w a palliative care doc is a must.

Question 4

who should not use taxol (paclitaxel)?

Accepted Answer

Taxol (paclitaxel): TAXOL (paclitaxel) is contraindicated in patients who have a history of hypersensitivity reactions to TAXOL (paclitaxel) or other drugs formulated in Cremophor® EL (polyoxyethylated castor oil). TAXOL (paclitaxel) should not be used in patients with solid tumors who have baseline neutrophil counts of

Question 5

what exactly does taxol (paclitaxel) affect?

Accepted Answer

Stops cell division.: In order to grow and spread, cancer cells need to divide and make copies of themselves.  In order to divide and make copies of itself, the cell must prepare by organizing a kind of internal scaffolding, called microtubules.  Taxol (paclitaxel) works by preventing the microtubules from functioning properly.  Consequently, the cells can't divide properly and cancer growth is slowed.

Question 6

does taxol (paclitaxel) stabilize microtubules?

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Taxol (paclitaxel): Yes. You can read about this "Insights into the mechanism of microtubule stabilization by Taxol"  See:  http://www.pnas.org/content/103/27/10166.full

Question 7

what should i do if overdose taxol (paclitaxel)?

Accepted Answer

Call your doctor: Seek emergency medical attention if you think you have received too much taxol (paclitaxel).

Overdose symptoms may include numbness or tingling, fever, chills, mouth sores, unusual bleeding or weakness, or any signs of infection.

Question 8

what is the definition or description of: taxol (paclitaxel)?

Accepted Answer

Chemotherapy: Taxol (paclitaxel)  or Paclitaxel is a chemotheaputic drug which is used to treat a variety of cancers including lung,  breast, ovarian and head and neck cancers. 
 It works by interfering with cell division. 
It is produced by a fungus that lives in a south american tree bark.

Question 9

can taxol (paclitaxel) treat pneumonitis?

Accepted Answer

No: Taxol (paclitaxel) is a chemotherapeutic agent used to treat malignant, metastatic disease.  Pneumonitis is an inflammatory process that needs antibiotics to bring the disease under control.  One of the complications of chemo like Taxol (paclitaxel) is suppressing the immune system.  As such reports appear that pneumonitis following the use of Taxol (paclitaxel) as in breast cancer  occurs following the use of this agent.

Question 10

what is the role of taxol (paclitaxel) in chemotherapy?

Accepted Answer

Kills cancer cells!: Taxol (paclitaxel) works by preventing cancer cells from reproducing themselves.  In the picture you can see green "microtubules" that are pulling a cancer cell apart into two daughter cells.  Taxol blocks microtubules, preventing them from being able to pull the cancer cell into two daughter cells.  The cancer cell gets stuck trying to divide, and it dies.  Taxol works for many cancer types.

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