Hi Guys Ive had 4 rounds of Docetaxel Taxotere and before the last round I asked the oncologist how we can tell if the chemo is working. But its not the same for everyone.

The 10 Most Common Chemotherapy Side Effects

Sending prayers your way for everything to work out.

Signs chemo is working. Generally they work and suggest to the ONC what is working for your. If your red count is low the chemo is killing other fast growing cells in your body just not your hair I had TCH and ended chemo on Nov and lost my eye lashes and brows in February go figure. Sommige soorten kanker zijn beter bestand tegen chemo dan andere en andere kunnen er na verloop van tijd resistent tegen worden.

Tumor growth is one sign that chemotherapy is ineffective. That may not be the case for everyone however. They are all right the CEA and scans if they read them right can indicate if the chemo is working on what they can detect.

When you have advanced cancer you move into a different stage of life. Here learn about other signs and other treatments including radiation and immunotherapy. Nieuwe tumoren blijven zich vormen.

It is a time when you start to think about the end of life. Coughing shortness of breath or trouble breathing-- signs that the cancer has spread to your lungs Belly pain itching yellow eyes or skin -- signs that the cancer has spread to your liver. But hair loss and did ok.

My advise dont get caught up in the numbers and scans. Patients must usually have multiple cycles of chemotherapy before scans can detect whether a tumour is shrinking. Maar het werkt niet voor iedereen.

A positive response does not depend on a patient enduring harsh side effects. Some people get few side effects or even. Hier zijn enkele tekenen dat chemotherapie mogelijk niet zo goed werkt als verwacht.

How can I. Sometimes treatment stops working or the cancer reaches a stage where it cannot be treated. There are dozens of ways chemo might affect you from fatigue and constipation to hair loss nausea and mood changes.

How Can We Tell if Chemotherapy is Working. I had intravenous FEC chemo and I felt it several ways. Depending on the type and stage of cancer chemotherapy treatment.

But yes I did. This is not easy but it doesnt mean you dont have options. Kanker verspreidt zich naar nieuwe.

I told her that my PSA was low and stable on Zolaedx alone so how do we know if the chemos doing anything more. But new technique can reveal the moment a. In fact side effects are precisely what limit the effectiveness of cancer treatments in many cases.

Chemotherapy chemo works by destroying cancer cells in your body. Your Onc should be able to tell if chemo is working by looking at your blood work. My severe symptoms were coughing and sweating.

Doctors Can Help Patients Manage Side Effects. I do know that my most severe symptoms are gone but I wonder how can I without the PET or CT scans have some signs whether it may be working. I felt it enter my vein through the cannula in my hand.

But not all cancer can be cured. Just because she is not really really sick doesnt mean its not working I had chemo and tollerated it fairly well. With the exception of adjuvant chemotherapy in which there is no apparent cancer present the effectiveness of chemotherapy on cancer cells is measured in terms of response The techniques to monitor responses can be.

And it by the grace of god worked 100 so as you see those signes mean nothing. I am currently getting chemotherapy for Lymphoma. Ive read that feeling good a good indicator that chemo is working so my dads demeanor and spirit for these last two months is keeping me strong.

For example nausea and vomiting are two of the most common side effects of chemotherapy. No chemo is different for everyone those signs do not mean anything. They dont seem to happen anymore.

Radiation therapy isnt a systemic treatment like chemo but it can slow tumor growth or shrink tumors in a targeted area of your body which can also relieve pain and other symptoms. It was very cold as it entered my wrist and forearm. She said that we know its working by my PSA being low and stable its at 10.

This is called advanced cancer. It hurt to see the CA-19 number go up to 19 but I also know that the markers are not exact or necessarily an accurate demonstrator given how they went down despite no decrease under Folfirinox.