DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
Chemotherapy treatment
Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy (sometimes cancer chemotherapy) is the treatment of cancer with an antineoplastic drug or with a combination of such drugs into a standardized treatment regimen. Most commonly, chemotherapy acts by killing cells that divide rapidly, one of the main properties of most cancer cells. This means that it also harms cells that divide rapidly under normal circumstances: cells in the bone marrow, digestive tract and hair follicles; this results in the most common side effects of chemotherapy: myelosuppression (decreased production of blood cells, hence also immunosuppression), mucositis (inflammation of the lining of the digestive tract), and alopecia (hair loss)...
Chemotherapy treatment - List of case studies
- Symptomatic Pancytopenia
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to establish a definite diagnosis before discussing treatment. questions: ... / ATG, cyclosporine); Thalidomide; Lenalidomide; Chemotherapy; Decitabine; 5-aza-cytabine – just to name a few options. ...
- Stage I Uterine Leiomyosarcoma
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growth margins. The expert recommends to give her adjuvant chemotherapy after the surgery - 6 courses of Adriamycin + Ifosfamide ... radiotherapy afterwards for local control. An alternative treatment is with the combination of Gencitabine + Taxotere. Her prognosis ...
- Degenerative eye problems - Bilateral colloid degeneration
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for Adenocarcinoma of the colon with subsequent chemotherapy and radiotherapy; - ... Myopia for approximately 20 years. Home treatment - medications : - Tavor 2.5 mg, dosage: 1 cp a day for ...
- Small Cell Neuroendocrine Tumor of the Cervix
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poor. Nevertheless it is reasonable to try neoadjuvant chemotherapy, followed by RT or hysterectomy. ... The patient asks about the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment options. Medical ...
- Endometrial Cancer
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Following the adequate surgery she was started on a chemotherapy protocol, including Taxol, Epirubicin and Cisplatinum. However the ... toxicity and was switched to Taxol and carboplatinum. One treatment option is by intense combination chemotherapy, and therefore the ...
- Pulmonary Heteroplasia – additional opinion
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with associated neuroendocrine differentiation. Chemotherapy was initiated, and response evaluation following the fourth cycle ... 1) Can you furnish an opinion on the treatment currently in progress? 2) What do you think of the possibility ...
- Non Small Cell Lung cancer, Stage 4, S/P Right Pneumonectomy
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cell lung carcinoma. Accordingly, it was decided that no chemotherapy should be given at that stage. Year and a half later, a new SOL ... Suggested treatment? Any other options of chemotherapy? Tarceva? Avastin? Any ...
- Advanced Metastatic Colon Cancer
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partial response has been accomplished by the combination chemotherapy and the antiangiogenic antibody Avastin. In the meantime, the ... Is hyperthermia considered to be experimental treatment? Complementary? Is there an indication in cancer therapy? ...
- Portosystemic Encephalopathy in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
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treated for NHL with CHOP-R 4 years ago. However, post-treatment, he had continued presumed bone marrow suppression. He was diagnosed ... liver makes these options contraindicated. Chemotherapy has very limited efficacy for these patients. Sorafenib has ...
- Drugs
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Adenexae Adjuvant Tamoxifen Adjuvant chemotherapy Adjuvant treatment with Interferon (part of the Mel A) Adria Adriamycin ...