Chemotherapy - Before, During, and After
Discussion List
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Chemotherapy Doesnt Seem to Increase Risk of COVID-19
Chemotherapy Doesn't Seem to Increase Risk of COVID-19 February 16, 2021 Compared to people diagnosed with cancer who were not being treated with chemotherapy, people with cancer receiving chemotherapy didn't have a higher risk for developing COVID-19. Read more...
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Scalp Cooling Reduces Chemo Absorbed by Hair Follicles
Scalp Cooling Reduces Hair Loss by Lessening Chemotherapy Absorbed by Hair Follicles February 16, 2021 A study offers a first peek at the biology behind scalp cooling by finding that scalp cooling dramatically reduces the amount of chemotherapy medicine absorbed by the hair follicles. Read more...
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Struggling to complete both AC and T... anyone else?
My journey with neoadjuvant chemo has been a rough one and I’m starting to really worry about how to proceed. It’s a long story, sorry! I began chemo in November of 2020, and completed 3 cycles of taxol + carboplatin with no issues. I also received pembrolizumab on my 1st and 4th treatments. A few hours after my 4th…