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White chemotherapy has milder side effects

White chemotherapy has milder side effects

"White" chemotherapy has its name based on the color of the liquid known as "red chemotherapy." "White" chemotherapy may be formulated as Paclitaxel medication or less frequently Docetaxel.

In the case of Paclitaxel, it is usually performed on a weekly basis, but it can also be given every three weeks if the oncologist understands to prescribe equivalent doses. Docetaxel is usually given every three weeks. These drugs are given intravenously and the dosage depends on the weight and height of each patient.

The difference between white and red chemotherapy is the type of chemotherapy of each. While red chemo has as its main component Doxorubicin (Adriamycin) or more rarely Epirubicin, white chemotherapy has Paclitaxel as its main component or, more rarely, Docetaxel. In this way, its mechanisms of action, its side effects and its clinical uses may be different.

White chemotherapy is not indicated for all types of cancer. It is used only for cases of breast, ovarian, uterine, non-small cell lung cancer, and Kaposi's sarcoma. In addition, white chemotherapy is contraindicated for patients allergic to chemotherapeutic compounds, pregnant women, and people who have abnormal blood, liver, kidney, or nervous system functions.

The main side effects are: white blood cell fall and , thus reducing infection defenses. Other effects are neuropathy, joint pain, hair loss, diarrhea, nausea and vomiting. Most of these effects are temporary and generally do not require medical intervention.

White chemotherapy may also be used in combination with other treatment regimens in cases of breast cancer, head and neck tumors, ovary, lung and uterus. The combination of chemotherapy is recommended in most cases, significantly increasing the effectiveness of the treatment.


Vascular diseases affecting the mesentery

Vascular diseases affecting the mesentery

To understand better we need to speak quickly about the anatomy. There is a continuous membrane that covers the entire pelvic abdominal cavity and the viscera, which we call the peritoneum. The mesentery is a double peritoneum blade and is part of the abdominal structures, responsible for attaching every moving part of the intestine, attaching it to the organism through nerves and vessels that feed the intestinal tract and also bring the nutrients absorbed in the digestion in these organs.

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Chemotherapy is one of the most widely used treatments in cancer treatment. If you needed to cite ways to treat a cancer, you would certainly classify chemotherapy as one of, if not the main, device in the fight against the disease. Even so, few people know, in fact, how it works. Is it the rule that anyone who submits to it loses hair? What increases the chance of success of this treatment? To get these and other questions, we talked to a team of experts and, on World Cancer Day (4), you give t

Chemotherapy is one of the most widely used treatments in cancer treatment. If you needed to cite ways to treat a cancer, you would certainly classify chemotherapy as one of, if not the main, device in the fight against the disease. Even so, few people know, in fact, how it works. Is it the rule that anyone who submits to it loses hair? What increases the chance of success of this treatment? To get these and other questions, we talked to a team of experts and, on World Cancer Day (4), you give t

Yes. There are many types of chemotherapy and even different types of administration of these drugs, explains the oncologist Hezio Jadir Fernandes Junior, of the Paulista Institute of Cancerology. "Chemotherapy drugs can be given orally, intravenously, subcutaneously, intramuscularly and intrathecally (into the backbone fluid)," he explains.

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