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What are the consequences for patients with brain cancer when they are treated with chemotherapy?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
I'm not sure...: ...What you mean by "consequences" - if you're asking about the downside, chemo reduces the body's ability to fight off infections. It also saps strength and sometimes makes hair fall out, but both of those effects are temporary. Any adverse effects are worth it, of course, if the treatment works.
Answered 4/10/2012
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Few: Unfortunately few medications cross the blood brain barrier, so brain tumors are predominately treated with surgery and radiation therapy. The chemotheraputic agents we do use, temodar, (temozolomide) avastin, and the nitrosoureas typically are well tolerated and don't cause long term toxicity.
Answered 8/1/2012
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