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Side Effects Of Adriamycin And Cytoxan
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What are most severe side effects of cytoxan (cyclophosphamide)?
Cytoxan (cyclophosphamide): Open this link: http://www.Nlm.Nih.Gov/medlineplus/druginfo/meds/a682080.Html if any concern, see and discuss with your md in detail. ...Read more
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Doxorubicin Hydrochloride (Definition)
Doxorubicin hydrochloride is a nausea and vomiting agent which is a ...Read more
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What are the different side effects of Abraxane and Taxol (paclitaxel)?
Chemotoxicity: ABRAXANE is an Injectable suspension of paclitaxel , a derivative of Taxol formulated as albumin-bound nanoparticles with a mean particle size of approximately 130 nanometers and sodium acetyltryptophanate . Toxicity of taxol and abraxane are similar and present with numbness, tingling, pain, or weakness in hands or feet; Sudden chest pain or discomfort, wheezing dry cough, Low WBC and fever. ...Read more
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What are general side effects of chemo drug cyclophasphamide?
Cytoxan (cyclophosphamide): Please read this: http://www.Nlm.Nih.Gov/medlineplus/druginfo/meds/a682080.Html if any concern, please see and discuss with your oncologist. ...Read more
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What are the side effects of carmustine, dacarbazine and cisplastin?
Many: Side effects of these drugs include nausea, vomiting, fatigue, diarrhea, mouth sores and bone marrow suppression. The suppression of the bone marrow leads to a low white blood cell count and an increased risk of infection. There can also be kidney damage and damage to the nerves in the fingers and toes called peripheral neuropathy. ...Read more
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What are side effects of chemotherapy?
Depends on the drugs: There are many types of chemotherapy. They all cause rapidly-dividing cells to die, which might cause hair loss, mouth ulcers, decreased white blood cell counts, upset stomach, nausea, fingernail changes, and tingling. Ask your doctor about your regimen, because side effects are different for each drug. For example, some chemotherapies don't cause hair loss! ...Read more
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What are more common side effects of cytoxan (cyclophosphamide)?
Nausea, vomiting: Cytoxan (cyclophosphamide) can be given orally or intravenously at various different dosage ranges. Nausea and vomiting are probaly the most common side-effects. Abdominal pain can occur sometimes when given orally. Hair loss, drop in blood counts, fatigue, loss of appetite, discoloration of the skin are not uncommon. High doses can irritate the urinary bladder and can cause blood in the urine. ...Read more
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What side effects are associated with Adriamycin (doxorubicin)?
Tell us more about y: Please give us some background about your question. Adriamycin is a very effective drug and is widely used in oncology. It does have some serious side effects but they can be manged quite well except for Hair loss. It can cause nausea and vomiting(but it can be easily controlled with anti-nausea medication. It can also affect the heart but your oncologist will take due precuations ...Read more
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What are some side effects of prednisone or imuran (azathioprine) (drugs)?
Variable: Water retention, affects appetite, increased risk of infection, delayed wound healing to name a few. ...Read more
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What side effects are associated with Taxol (paclitaxel)?
Taxol (paclitaxel): Taxol (paclitaxel) has many potential side effects. See: http://www.drugs.com/sfx/taxol-side-effects.html ...Read more
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What are the side effects of xeloda (capecitabine)?
Xeloda (capecitabine): Some are muscle pains, dizziness, nausea, headaches, rash. ...Read more
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What are the side effects of imuran (azathioprine)?
Immunosuppression: Immunosuppression can lead to mulitple problems; delayed wound healing, problems with infections, increased risks of certain types of cancers, anemia and GI upset. ...Read more
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What are the side effects of radiation and chemotherapy?
Too many!!!!: Chemotherapy may cause hair loss, nausea, vomitting, diarrhea, mouth sores, low blood counts, severe infections, kidney damage, nerve damage, liver damage, heart damage, memory changes, constipation, skin rashes among other side effects. ...Read more
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What are the side effects of chemotherapy such as ifosfamide?
Several side effects: Nausea, low blood counts, fatigue, kidney damage and urinary bladder irritation are the common side effects of ifosfamide. ...Read more
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What are side effects of capecitabine?
Capecitabine: It may cause fatigue/weakness, nausea, vomiting, change in taste, supression to blood counts-anemia, low white blood cells, low platelet, rash/dryness/peeling skin of plams and soles, oral sore, infection, etc. Discuss further with your oncologist. Read more here http://www.Nlm.Nih.Gov/medlineplus/druginfo/meds/a699003.Html. ...Read more
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What are the side effects of chemotherapy?
Totally variable: Completely depends on which chemotherapy agents are being used (ex bleomycin vs. vincristine) Talk to your oncologist, and be selective when getting info from internet. Can start here: http://m.cancer.org/treatment/treatmentsandsideeffects/treatmenttypes/chemotherapy/understandingchemotherapyaguideforpatientsandfamilies/index Take care. ...Read more
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What are some of the longterm side effects of rituxan (rituximab)?
Not common: The long-term side effects are uncommon though can be serious. These include: low immunoglobulin levels, pml (brain infection caused by jc virus), reactivation of hepatitis b infection with resulting liver damage in previously infected patients, and uncommon other serious bacterial, viral and fungal infections. ...Read more
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What are the side effects of remicade (infliximab)?
Infection : Our most common concern is infection. It is a tumor necrosis factor inhibitor which is a very effective anti-inflammatory biologic, but we always use caution because of concern of side effects such as infection, neurologic problems, and also sometime malignant problems. ...Read more
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What are the most severe side effects of taxotere (docetaxel)?
Taxotere (docetaxel): http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/meds/a696031.html if any concern, see and discuss with your md in detail. ...Read more
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Unpleasant side effects from paraplatin (carboplatin) and taxol?
Carbo / taxol (paclitaxel): Please open these links for answers: carboplatin http://www.Nlm.Nih.Gov/medlineplus/druginfo/meds/a695017.Html paclitaxel http://www.Nlm.Nih.Gov/medlineplus/druginfo/meds/a607070.Html if any concern, see and discuss in detail with your oncologist., . ...Read more
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What are the side effects of Xeloda (capecitabine) and neotherapy for cancer?
Xeloda (capecitabine): http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/meds/a699003.html if any concern, please see your oncologist and discuss further with your md. ...Read more
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