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How long to take chemo treatment? What is this ?

 
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 10:12 am    Post subject: How long to take chemo treatment? Reply with quote
How long somebody need to take chemo treatment ?My friends mom take chemo until 2 years because she have a breast cancer.And now she still have a cancer.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 2:49 pm    Post subject: Re: How long to take chemo treatment? Reply with quote
That is a simplistic view. Chemotherapy takes many forms, consists of many different drugs, and is used for various different cancers.

It is not usual to use chemotherapy over a very long period because of its side-effects. These days oncologists can usually target fairly precisely the treatment to the condition. Chemo is often used to shrink a tumour before surgical interference. It can also be used to treat metastatic cancers and keep their development under control.

From your post it seems that the lady has metastatic cancer, in which case [unless there is a remarkable discovery very soon] the doctors will seek to control her condition for as long as possible.
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