Question 1

should i go on clinical trial for a cancer drug?

Accepted Answer

Medical ethics: With out clinical trails best drugs can not be assessed for effectiveness, it is not with out risk  as risks to the human  body are known yet, also will  loose critical time, . On moral and ethical ground one can't give advise, it is up to you and you decide. Good luck.

Question 2

what do you suggest if my dr. wants to try me on the cancer drug tamoxifen for infertility. i have never had cancer. is this ok?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Tamoxifen is used to prevent breast cancer  where it suppresses estrogen binding, it can  act as an estrogenic  stimulus on  ovarian tissue initiating  ovulation induction by a mechanism similar to clomiphene citrate. This drug Clomid is able to bind to estrogen receptors in the hypothalamus. preventing the brain from seeing the negative signal from estrogen This stimulates production of FSH.

Question 3

where to find cheap cancer drug?

Accepted Answer

Which drug?: Need more details but whatever you do, make sure the source is reputable or else you may not be getting the right treatment.

Question 4

what are the options besides nanotechnology for cancer drug delivery?

Accepted Answer

Many: There are a few drugs that use this idea such as abraxane. There are mulle possibilities. Currently an chemotherapy is attached to a carrier molecule and attached to an antibody for breast cancer.
Delivery might be less important than targeting weakness in cancer cells more specifically.

Question 5

how good is the cancer drug femara (letrozole)?

Accepted Answer

A good drug: It is used to prevent recurrence of breast cancer after surgery. It also is an effective treatment for hormone receptor positive recurrent breast cancer.

Question 6

why vincristine is one of the most used cancer drug?

Accepted Answer

While it one of: The oldest anti-cancers, it has no marrow suppressive effecs. As a vinca alkaloid, it interferes with the mitotic spindle formation necessary for actively dividing cells. It is used in many pediatric tumors as a cornerstone drug. Leukemias and lymphomas.  It does not work very well in most adult solid tumors.

Question 7

what are risks of  the cancer drug herceptin (trastuzumab)?

Accepted Answer

Several: Herceptin (trastuzumab) is remarkably well tolerated. The most common side effect is a decline in the pumping ability of the heart (called the left ventricular ejection fraction), possibly leading to congestive heart failure. Thus, people getting Herceptin (trastuzumab) should have an echocardiogram done before, and about every 3 months while on herceptin (trastuzumab). Most of the time, the heart recovers after the Herceptin (trastuzumab) is stopped.

Question 8

what is the cancer drug pertuzumab, and what do doctors use it for?

Accepted Answer

Breast Cancer: Pertuzumab is a monoclonal antibody approved for advanced breast. It i first of its class in a line of agents called "her dimerization inhibitors". By binding to her2, it inhibits the dimerization of her2 with other her receptors. Pertuzumab received us fda approval for the treatment of her2-positive metastatic breast cancer in june 2012.

Question 9

what are the side effects of the bcg cancer drug?

Accepted Answer

Burning: The most common side effects of BCG include local reactions to the medication.  These symptoms include burning with urination, urinary frequency, and urethral discomfort.  One of the most serious side effects is absorption of the medication causing tuberculosis.  This generally will result in very high fevers, chills, and possible weakness.

Question 10

is developing a new cancer drug science or nanotechnology?

Accepted Answer

Multidisciplinary: Developing a cancer drug is an involved process that need contributions of chemists, biochemists, molecular biologists, doctors, pharmacologists, and more.  Nanotechnology has not played a major role, yet.

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