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Reviewer: 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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i am 26 and am taking this for breast cancer to get rid of lingering cancer cells in my lymph nodes. no major side effects like chemotherapy, but i did get the hand-foot syndrome as described in the side-effects tab. my palms and bottom of my feet got very dry, and turned dark red. they were super sensitive to touch and uncomfortable, but was still tolerable. keeping them moist with lotion seemed
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Reviewer: mobitz911@aol.com, 65-74 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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I am currently on my 79th cycle of Xeloda...have had to interrupt tx. 3 times for very brief periods...my tumor markers range from 23.6 to 33.8
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Reviewer: maxbrooks, 75 or over Female (Patient)
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cancer cells have been cut in half, not experiencing any serious side effects like with other chemo treatments
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