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Suggest Medication To Treat Itching Due To Breast Cancer

I have breast cancer and am being treated with Taxol, however due to extreme itching (maddening) I ve been ff now for 3 weeks. This week they want me to start AC....not sure I can handle these side effects. Any helpful things to get this mind blowing itching out of my life would be most appreciated. And subsequently I can t get sleep HELP!
Mon, 18 Apr 2016
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Hello dear Greetings
Concerning your symptom of itching with a history of breast cancer I am suggesting you are gradually developing a hypersensitivity skin reaction
In view of this please see a dermatologist specialist for expert clinical assessment Councelling and adequate drug prescription
I hope this helps
Regards and get well soonest
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Suggest Medication To Treat Itching Due To Breast Cancer

Hello dear Greetings Concerning your symptom of itching with a history of breast cancer I am suggesting you are gradually developing a hypersensitivity skin reaction In view of this please see a dermatologist specialist for expert clinical assessment Councelling and adequate drug prescription I hope this helps Regards and get well soonest