Thursday, June 12, 2008

Anyone on Oxaliplatin and 5FU for colon cancer


Anyone on Oxaliplatin and 5FU for colon cancer?
I start my chemo on Monday and I would just like to actually talk (e-mail) someone who has actually taken this combination of drugs.
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I don't take the drugs, but I administer them almost every day. I'm a medical oncology (chemotherapy) nurse. If have have general and/or specific quetsions, I'd be happy to answer them. I log on here frequently and will keep an eye out for your posts. In the meantime, if you're looking for some basic information, here are a couple of web links that provide some solid (accurate) information for patients. Oxaliplatin http://www.upmc.com/HealthAtoZ/patienteducation/Documents/Oxaliplatin.pdf http://www.chemocare.com/bio/eloxatin.asp 5FU http://www.upmc.com/HealthAtoZ/patienteducation/Documents/Fluorouracil.pdf http://www.chemocare.com/bio/fluorouracil_t.asp Leukovorin http://www.upmc.com/HealthAtoZ/patienteducation/Documents/LeucovorinCalcium.pdf http://www.chemocare.com/bio/leucovorin.asp






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