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Reviewer: Elaine, 45-54 on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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Dx April 2015 stage 3 OC..Frontline was Carbo/Tax. This treatment was a lot easier than Doxil/Carbo. I was in remission for 11 months then it showed back up in pelvic and abdomen. I've struggled with nausea/hand /foot syndrome. BUT..my CA125 has now come sown to 26 with one treatment left. Its been difficult but worth it. Neulasta has made it a lot worse with all the bone pain for over 6 days
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Reviewer: Melinda, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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Doxil, as part of a trial at UH Hospitals with an immunotherapy shot, has reduced my tumors by 26% after 5 treatments. I got hand/foot syndrome and it was difficult to be on my feet for very long. I soaked my feet in 'Instant Ocean', put them on ice, and used 'Utter cream' which seemed to help. I would wake up at 3:00 am with terrible burning and itching feet and got only temporar
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Reviewer: Hope, 65-74 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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2010 stage III ovarian cancer. First chemo was taxoil & carbon Had complete hair loss and medium nauseousness. 8 months remission. Second round, same drugs with Avastin added. Could not tolerate Avastin. 6 months later, Ca125 began to elevate. Just finished my third infusion of Carbo and Doxil. No hair loss, mild nauseousness. Ca125 was 1040 now after two treatments, was 640. CT sca
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Reviewer: tootsie, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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Diagnosed Sept. 2010.Had 6 treatments with Carboplatin/taxol or taxatear. Remission for 6months. Tried Carboplatin/Gemzar for 3treatments but stopped due to harshness on bone marrow but remission lasted another 6 months. Carboplatin/Doxil sent CA 125 to 6 after 1 treatment, after 6 treatments still at 6 but CT scan showed tumors 70-75 percent gone so chose to continue for 3 more treatments. Very l
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Reviewer: 65-74 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Violently ill could not continue with this med
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