Taxol vs Taxotere
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| Paclitaxel is used to treat various types of cancer. It is a cancer chemotherapy drug that works by slowing or stopping cancer cell growth. | This medication is used to treat cancer (such as breast, lung, prostate, stomach, and head/neck cancer). Docetaxel is a member of a family of drugs called taxanes. This drug works by slowing cell growth. | |||
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| Add Taxol review This is the most toxic drug i have ever have had put in my body. I had such a severe reaction my hair blew away literally the day after my 1st infusion, that's getting ahead of myself! I broke out in massive hives from top of head to tip of toes i had to go on heavy steroids, then scratch my skin off for 2 wks. To top it all off, my legs started to feel painful and numb, then my hands and feet then up my legs! Well guess what I developed NEUROPATHY AFTER THE ONE DOSE OF THIS CHERNOBYL COCTAIL!!! Then on to doxirubicin, it's now 2 yrs later and I'm a 2 time survivor, with double mastectomy. Neuropathy, from Taxol, and heart problems from doxyrubicin. Make sure u know what you are having put in ur body! Weigh pros and cons. Be an advocate for ur own health, ask ???. Write everything down, or bring somebody with you to visits and have them take notes. Read all about meds before you take them. Tell ur doc u want full disclosure of everything!!! Good luck.God bless. Hope for a cure. Orig. dx with mets to spine.Did A&C when first diagnosed and made it through okay, but was very happy when it was over and had a complete response. Took aromatase inhibitors for 1 year, then PET showed mets in chest wall and liver. Took Taxol with minimal S/E; annoying neuropathy in feet was the worst part but tolerable. PET after 6 months showed NED! But the very next month an MRI showed tumors in my chest wall again and now, just 3 months later, a new spot on my liver. So Taxol worked well for me and I tolerated it well, but it worked only briefly. Now I start Xeloda. Hope it works and lasts a lot longer than Taxol. | Add Taxotere review First round of 4 weekly 70 mg treatments left me tired, very watery eyes, no taste so weight loss, ncompletely tired, numb hands & feet, loss of fingernails, took a break after 4 treatments but counts went down 200 points. Back on after 4 months when other options didn't work.After 3 months of 50 mg weekly treatments taking a break again. Hands and feet quite numb, nails falling off, excessive fluid retention legs, stomach; difficulty breathing, watery eyes, again no taste, completely rung out so off again now for at least a month - maybe permanently. Very, Very hard drug for me and I have handled all others easily. I have breast cancer that spread to my liver, so I then started Taxotere - after 6 treatments I had a PET scan and no sign of cancer so continued with additional 2 doses (8 treatments in all). In remission for 2 1/2 months and tumor markers started going up, I had another PET scan that showed tumors had teturned. Started 2nd round of Taxotere. After 6 treatments I had another PET scan that showed the treatments were no longer working. I didn't have any major side effects with this drug...the first 5 days after a treatment I just felt kind of yuky and I was tired. I did not have any problem with vomiting or the other side affects mentioned. Today, (08-26-09) I will start a new chemo drug, Xeloda, taken in pill form. | |||
