how many weeks of chemo for cancer
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- Need encouragement. 2 Answers from the Community snuzsuz I had stage 3a adenocarcinoma lung cancer and was treated with Carbo/Taxol (?) for 7 weeks along side the radiation, then 3 weeks off and another 7 weeks of chemo. I have been in remission for a little over a year.
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Incisional hernia repair About a week after surgery, they called with the staging and treatment plan. First, I had to be scheduled to have a port put in for the chemo, so that took place about 2 weeks after surgery. Then, a week later, I began chemo. So, in total, it was about 3.5 weeks from surgery to chemo, with surgery for the port in the middle of that. Not much time to rest in between procedures. I guess we can't give the cancer time to spread, so that's why the urgency.
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Radiation Therapy Cost It can be used to treat many types of cancer, including breast, lung, colorectal, prostate and brain cancers. Treatment typically is done five days a week for less than an hour, and can take a total of two to nine weeks.
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How long do chemotherapy side effects last? I was diagnosed with breast cancer (stage 3A) at age 49 and had a double mastectomy 5/21/08 followed by 6 rounds every 3 weeks of A-C-5FU chemo drugs from 7/14/08-11/4/08.
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How soon chemo after surgery? Re: How soon chemo after surgery? I was scheduled for chemo 4 weeks after surgery - stage IIIA - but I got a virust and had to delay another 3 weeks. I am currenly over 1 year ned. I think it depends on how quickly you heal. 8 weeks before 12 rounds of folfox sounds about right. You don't want to start folfox before you feel physically strong.
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- Active Comparator: Arm I (combination chemotherapy, surgery, radiation) NEOADJUVANT: Patients receive docetaxel IV over 60 minutes, carboplatin IV over 30-60 minutes, trastuzumab IV over 30-90 minutes, and pertuzumab IV over 30-60 on day 1. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
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How soon chemo after surgery? Re: How soon chemo after surgery? My husband started chemo @ 7 weeks after surgery. He wanted to heal~and be able to celebrate his birthday~so we pushed it back a couple weeks.
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- This is true among the five common cancer types reported on here. The shortest pan-Canadian wait times were reported for breast cancer surgery, with half of patients being treated in less than 3 weeks (17 days) and 9 out of 10 being treated within 6 weeks (42 days). Similar wait times were seen for both colorectal and lung cancer surgery (Figure 2).
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- 1 For most chemotherapy agents, patient s blood counts reach their lowest point (called the nadir) 8 10 days after the chemo (some people say 7-14 days). 2  But this can vary with some drugs causing a later nadir (as long as 63 days) and more prolonged neutropenia. 3  Recovery can range from 8 to 89 days.
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- My chemo began 5 weeks after surgery. Two weeks after surgery I found out stage III. Needed time to heal from the surgery before chemo. Had the port put in 5 weeks after surgery and began chemo the next morning. For me, chemo was not bad. My husband was there with me for every treatment.
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14 FAQs About Chemotherapy for Ovarian Cancer The number of treatment cycles, or doses, you have will depend on the stage of your disease. A cycle is a schedule that allows regular doses of a drug, followed by a rest period. For example, if you have advanced ovarian cancer, you may get a course of chemotherapy every three weeks for six doses.
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Media Release Final data from Phase III CLEOPATRA study showed people with previously untreated HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer who received Perjeta, Herceptin and docetaxel chemotherapy lived a median of 56.5 months compared to 40.8 months for people who received Herceptin and chemotherapy1.
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- The entire breast, skin and chest wall are treated with radiation. The lymph nodes may or may not be treated. Radiation therapy is usually given once a day, 5 days a week, for about 4–6 weeks after BCS.1  The length of treatment may vary depending on the dose per treatment (called the fraction) and the total dose of radiation to be given.he entire breast, skin and chest wall are treated with radiation. The lymph nodes may or may not be treated. Radiation therapy is usually given once a day, 5 days a week, for about 4–6 weeks after BCS.
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Rasburicase Versus Allopurinol in Tumor Patients at Risk for Hyperuricemia and Tumor Lysis Syndrome After signing the informed consent and having met the inclusion criteria, patients will be randomized to 1 of the 3 arms and treated for a total duration of 5 days. Patients in all arms will receive chemotherapy beginning 4-24 hours after the first dose of rasburicase or allopurinol.
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Does anyone know if I can get Herceptin without the other chemotherapy drugs? I had 6 months chemo, lumpectomy, 18 lymph nodes removed and radiation. I received one year of Herceptin, which is the recommended length and dosage. Since the cancer had already invaded the lymph nodes, chemo was necessary. My diagnosis really gave me not much of a choice and neither did my oncologist.
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Questions You May Have About Radiation Therapy Each radiation therapy treatment takes about 10 minutes. Radiation therapy to try and cure cancer is usually delivered daily, Monday through Friday, for about five to eight weeks. Weekend breaks allow normal cells to recover. Shorter durations of radiation therapy may be used to relieve symptoms.
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Lumpectomy Plus Radiation Most people receive 5 to 7 weeks of radiation therapy shortly after lumpectomy in order to eliminate any cancer cells that may be present in the remaining breast tissue. The combination of lumpectomy and radiation therapy is commonly called breast-conserving therapy. If chemotherapy is also part of the plan, radiation therapy happens after chemotherapy.
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Tumor Markers With conventional treatment, median survival is 3–4 years, which may be extended to 5–7 years or longer with advanced treatments. Multiple myeloma is the second most common hematological malignancy in the U.S. (after non-Hodgkin lymphoma), and constitutes 1% of all cancers. The five year survival rate is 45%.
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Frequently Asked Questions If you have an early-stage breast cancer (Stage 0, 1 or 2), with limited or no lymph node involvement, you may be a candidate for 5-Day Radiation Therapy. Check with your doctor on how your cancer fits with the Society Guidelines on Patient Selection. To find a provider in your area, click here.
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Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer Adjuvant and neoadjuvant chemo is often given for a total of 3 to 6 months, depending on the drugs used. The length of treatment for advanced breast cancer is based on how well it is working and what side effects you have.
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How soon after ovarian cancer surgery can chemotherapy begin? A Dr. Gustavo Rodriguez, MD, Gynecologic Oncology, answered on behalf of NorthShore University HealthSystem. Some doctors actually start chemotherapy before the patients go home from ovarian cancer surgery, but that’s a bit much.It’s not necessary. The goal is to maintain the gains you just made with the operation and not let any cancer cells that are there gain a foothold.ou might wait two or three weeks. But in most cases, within a week or two, the individual has healed well enough, and doctors like to start therapy. With belly wash chemotherapy, doctors will consider giving the first cycle of chemotherapy intravenously and then let the patient fully recover.
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Your chemotherapy plan A course usually takes between 3 to 6 months, but can be more or less than that. The treatment will include one or more chemotherapy drugs that you may have into a vein (intravenous drugs), or as chemotherapy tablets or capsules. During a course of treatment, you usually have between 4 to 8 cycles of treatment.
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HOW LONG DOES CHEMO CONTINUE TO WORK? Posts: 2413. I have read the chemo stays in your body for about 8 days to 2 weeks, but was wondering if anyone knows for how long it actually continues to work in the body. It must be working on the hair continuosly because it never stops falling out.
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Chemotherapy Hi Lynne, The length of each chemo session depends on the chemo regime you will be following. Some are relatively short and some can go on for most of the day.It's very likely that 2 hours is an accurate guide if that is what the doctor has sent you. Hope the first session goes okay.i Lynne, The length of each chemo session depends on the chemo regime you will be following. Some are relatively short and some can go on for most of the day.