Tag Archives: Chemo
Helpful Chemo House Products
The information on this page is a guide for you, it is many of the recommendations of others that have worked well in an immune compromised household. As always, you should check with your oncologist to see if additional measures … Continue reading
Chemobrain and the Future
The cause of chemo brain is unknown and at this time there is no way to prevent it. It seems to happen more commonly with high doses of chemotherapy. But because chemo brain is usually mild and most often goes … Continue reading
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Day-to-Day ChemoBrain
Here are just a few examples of what patients call chemo brain: forgetting things that they usually have no trouble recalling– memory lapses trouble concentrating–they can’t focus on the task at hand trouble remembering details like names, dates, and sometimes … Continue reading
Filed under Coping, Emotional Health, Mental Health
Chemobrain Is Real
Research has shown that some cancer drugs can, indeed, cause changes in the brain. Imaging tests have shown that after chemotherapy, some patients have smaller brain size in the parts of the brain that deal with memory, planning, putting thoughts … Continue reading
Filed under Disability, Mental Health, Symptoms
Methotrexate
Methotrexate has been studied at NIH for the treatment of Wegener’s granulomatosis since 1990. In people with active, but not immediately life threatening, Wegener’s granulomatosis, methotrexate has been used in combination with prednisone to bring about remission. It also is … Continue reading
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Cyclophosphamide
Cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan) is the most commonly used cytotoxic drug used to treat Wegener’s granulomatosis. People take cyclophosphamide once a day by mouth and must take the drug all at once in the morning followed by drinking a large amount of … Continue reading
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