This page contains information related to chemotherapy as a treatment for gynecological cancers. It includes types of chemo, what to expect during chemotherapy, side effects, and coping strategies.
Protecting Yourself During Chemotherapy - How to prevent infections, and recognize the danger signs of neutropenia (low white cell count).
Chemotherapy
(and other) Drugs and Treatment Protocols
Excellent resource from Breast Cancer Guide Margaret Chiffriller.
She has most of the agents any gyn patient would encounter in this database.
Adjuvant Chemotherapy
by Kevin Murphy, MD
This is a great article about some of the basis for chemotherapy. Straight
talk about "hidden" cancer too small to see, including diagrams to give
you an idea about how small "small" really is.
Chemotherapy
and You
Comprehensive booklet from the National Cancer Institute, covers what
chemotherapy is, what to expect, suggestions for coping with side effects,
and more.
Chemotherapy
for Ovarian Cancer
Overview of what to expect. Bear in mind that the specific drugs used
in any individual case will vary according to many factors, as will specific
treatment protocols (how long the chemo will take, will it be done on
in the hospital or as an outpatient, etc.)
Chemotherapy
for Patients: Introductory Information
From Oncolink, an introduction to chemotherapy, what to expect, and how
to cope with side effects.
Hair Loss
Booklet
Coping with Hair Loss - Great booklet from CancerBACUP, a UK-based cancer
site.
Introduction
to Chemotherapy
Introduction to the types of chemotherapy and how it is administered,
from the University of Pennsylvania's Oncolink site.
OncoLink
Chemotherapy Drug Reference
Information on all the major chemotherapy drugs. Note that the drugs are
listed by chemical name, so, for example, look for Platinol under Cisplatin.
Platinum-based
Chemo and Leukemia Link
This fairly technical page from the National Women's Health Information
Center is a report of the 2/99 article in the New England Journal of Medicine
entitled "Risk of Leukemia Following Platinum- Based Chemotherapy
for Ovarian Cancer" by Travis et al. The risk is small, but present.
Ports
For Chemotherapy
Great FAQ-type info page, including the experiences of many women using
ports for chemotherapy.
Timing
of Chemo in Ovarian Ca (study)
This article, aimed at physicians, discusses a study which found some
advantages to doing chemotherapy before "debulking" surgery
for ovarian cancer, rather than afterwards as is traditionally done.
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