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How long does chemotherapy take for cervical cancer? |
How long does chemotherapy take for cervical cancer? I had cervical cancer, there are many stages and many different ways to recieve your treatments. In some cases it can be given in pill form. I had 6 chemo treatments, one every 3 weeks. I had 3 chemo treatments then 28 radiation treatments ( done in 28 days straight not count sat and sun) then 3 more chemo treatments. Which is what is done in most cases. Each treatment lasted 4 1/2 hours. All you do is sit in a recliner with an IV you can watch TV, read, most people sleep. If you are going for Chemo treatments, you are more then welcome to email me and I will give you more details. It really wasnt that bad (I know everyone is different) I never got sick once, I worked the whole time I had treatments, I only missed 5 days of work while I was getting treatments. And I had my doctor take me off for 3 of those I was working 10 hour days at the time and needed a break. There are alot of tips I can give you if you are going for treatments, and a few things I wish I had known the first time I went. Source(s): cervical cancer survivor. it depends on what stage the cancer is in. my aunt had cervical cancer and didnt get treated in time, but she did make it two years on chemo. hope that helps Many facors affect how long the chemo therapy will take, staging of the cancer, your own overall health, selection of chemotherapy agents, response to these agents -- some cancers dont respond to what is initially given and then they ahve to try a diffrent regimine, and then cylcing the chemotherapy, chemotherapy is often given in many cycles, how often the chemo is given depends on your health and blood counts between cycles. Cervical cancer is a malignancy of the cervix. Worldwide, it is the second most common cancer of women. It may present with vaginal bleeding but symptoms may be absent until the cancer is in advanced stages, which has made cervical cancer the focus of intense screening efforts utilizing the Pap smear. Most scientific studies have found that human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is responsible for >90% of the cases of cervical cancer. Chemotheraphy given for Cervical cancer varies from patient to patient and it depends mainly on the stage and grade of the disease and health condition of the patient. Generally it is given for 3 or 4 days ith IV fluids and for 2 or 3 cycles, as per requirement.The Oncologist (medical) will decide all these things. Drugs used for chemotheraphy for Cervix cancer to kill cancer are- Cisplatin, Carboplatin, Ifosfamide, Paclitaxel, and Cyclophosphamide Patients receiving chemotheraphy will have low blood counts and when it is improved furthe theraphy would be given or after inusing blood in some case. Best of lluck for speedy recover of the patient. Medical refrences chemo does more harm than good - it doesnt address the root cause - Checkout www.curezone.org |
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