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Taking Chemotherapy And Doxorubicin For Primary Peritoneal Cancer. Will It Cure Completely?

I HAVE PRIMARY PERITONEAL CANCER I WAS IN REMISHION FOR 3 MONTHS IT CAME BACK NOW I AN DOING CHEMO AVASTIN/ AND DOXORUBICIN MY MARKERS WENT FROM 44 TO 25 IN FOR WEEKS AND NOW 4 WEEKS LATER ONLY DOWN TO 24.4 IS THAT GOOD I AM UPSET I TS NOT WORKING AS GOOD NOW
Mon, 7 Apr 2014
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usually for disease you mentioned, doxorubicin is not optimal drug, it should be treated with combination of paclitaxel and carboplatin. and with intraperitoneal platinum drug. so, I suggest, please it is not to feel good and better change chemotherapy
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Taking Chemotherapy And Doxorubicin For Primary Peritoneal Cancer. Will It Cure Completely?

usually for disease you mentioned, doxorubicin is not optimal drug, it should be treated with combination of paclitaxel and carboplatin. and with intraperitoneal platinum drug. so, I suggest, please it is not to feel good and better change chemotherapy