• female
• 50 Years
• 01/04/2021

How long does chemo take to shrink a tumor?

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Dr Ranjith Darla

General Practitioner

• MBBS
• 3+ Yrs

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Chemotherapy is often given for a specific time, such as 6 months or a year. Or you might receive chemotherapy for as long as it works.

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my 33-year-old wife was diagnosed with malignant melanoma on her left knee back in 2013 and had surgery then in 2015 it spread to her right thigh she's been on several chemo drugs like dacarbazine paclitaxel and celecoxib plus metronomic chemo since 2016 an MRI in august 2016 showed multiple brain metastases with swelling and mass effect she got palliative whole brain radiotherapy 30Gy over 2 weeks would immunotherapy be an option for her now

Sure. But majority are still investigational still. Newer drugs are also available. The cost is prohibitively very high. You must see a medical oncologist and discuss the options and costs.

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I'm a 27-year-old guy with multiple lymph nodes, around 6-7, in my right neck. Had surgery attempted in 2018 but the surgeon said it was too risky to remove directly. FNAC didn't work just blood came out. Seen over 10 ENTs and oncologists but nobody can confirm if it's cancer or just fatty lumps. Spent all my savings on tests and consultations, no insurance for surgery, so I'm stuck due to finances. One surgeon warned I might lose my voice if operated on. There's also a small node on my right thyroid. It's been 5+ years no throat pain, night sweats, or cough, occasional fever but I eat fine. Any idea what this could be or what else I can do?

ent follow-up is advised to the patient.

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My mom was diagnosed with hepatitis B in November 2016. She had a mastectomy in December 2016 and is now going through chemo FECx3 and DOCEx3, 6 cycles total, with her 3rd cycle coming up next week. The doctors suggested starting hepatitis B treatment alongside the surgery. What kind of treatment or meds would she need, and what's the prognosis looking like?

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