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Gemzar
Gemzar is a cancer agent.
Dr. Jeffrey Pollard reviewed this
23 year experience in ENT and Head and Neck Surgery
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A 34-year old asked:
What is Gemzar (gemcitabine)?
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A 51-year old asked:
What is the generic form of Gemzar (gemcitabine)?
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A 46-year old asked:
Gemzar (gemcitabine). What is likelihood of side effects?
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A 41-year old asked:
Do you need a prescription for Gemzar (gemcitabine)?
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A 69-year old female asked:
Want to stay on herceptin (trastuzumab) and switch from Taxol to gemzar. What is the difference?
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A 47-year old asked:
Can pregnant women take Gemzar (gemcitabine)?
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A 69-year old female asked:
What is the difference between gemzar (gemcitabine) & taxol? I have three stage 4 cancers.
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A 32-year old female asked:
Taking gemzar chemo, suffering from dry mouth, is there anything I can do to ease this process?
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A 47-year old female asked:
Gemzar (gemcitabine) carbo chemotherapy can cause leg edema for how long it will last after treatment is finished?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Follow-up question, while taking the Gemzar and Zometa,experiencing mouth sores,makes my mouth incredibly dry. Is there anything I can do to ease this?
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A 45-year old asked:
How effective is gemcitabine (Gemzar) for treating lung cancer?
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A 41-year old asked:
Do you know if there are less toxic chemotherapeutic agents than gemzar (gemcitabine) and carboplatin for treating bladder cancer?
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A 32-year old female asked:
I'm taking Gemzar and Zometa chemotherapy. Started developing mouth sores, and numbness on my face, what can I do to ease this?
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A 62-year old male asked:
In general, is Gemzar (gemcitabine) as chemo for pancreatic cancer more potent with many more side effects that most other agents, like 5-FU?
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A 55-year old female asked about a 61-year old female:
Ov cancer spread to lymph nodes. Paclitaxel, avastin, (bevacizumab) doxil, gemzar, topotecan have failed. Is it all down hill from here? Is this the end?
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A 35-year old asked:
What is the success rate of a patient taking gemzar (gemcitabine) for metastatic breast cancer?
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A 41-year old female asked:
My mom has pancreatic cancer that started spreading to liver. Her oncologist not sure if continuing (gemzar) chemo would benefit her. Any suggestions?
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A 28-year old female asked:
My father 62 was this week diagnostiqued with pancreatic cancer with stomach and liver metastazis, next weeek will recive chemo with gemzar (gemcitabine)?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Stage 4 breast cancer, taking gemzar & zometa, gained 8 pounds. Really healthy appetite cuz of vitamin is there a such thing as too much weight gain?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Stage 4 breast cancer. Taking gemzar and zometa. Getting mouth sore, what can I do to ease these?
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A 65-year old female asked:
Diffuse joint pain, swelling and stiffness. ESP. in AM. RF factor 248, CRP 3. ANA neg. just finished 6 months chemo. Xeloda and Gemzar. Fingers swollen. Knee pain. Shoulder pain. Arm pain. All came on in last 2 weeks. Am miserable?
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