CAPECITABINE vs GEMCITABINE

This is a Hail Mary y’all. I work in specialty oncology as a tech, scheduling patient refills. The “insurance specialists” are of 0 help and never have been. I’m trying to bill capecitabine to med b, last fill was $40 copay and this month $600. Patient does not want to pay cash. We’re (me and pt) t

Age: 57 F Height 5ft 7 Weight: unsure Hello Doctors of reddit, I need some help. I'm getting really anxious about my poor mum who was diagnosed with locally advanced bowel cancer. She's really struggling with the chemo regime and she's too weak to have surgery at the moment I just need some answers

I am taking capecitabine, irinotecan, and cetuximab. I have fortnightly blood testing and they've shown my platelets are low. My specialist cancer nurse and my oncologist are aware of this and have given me advice. I asked if there were lifestyle changes I could make and they said "good nutrition, c

**Age**: 27 **Sex**: Female **Height**: 5'9 **Weight**: 230 lbs **Race**: White **Duration of complaint**: December, 2016 **Location (Geographic and on body)**: I'm in Toronto, Ontario. Recurrent sinus issues. Extreme congestion and runny nose, sinus pressure, occasionally flares into post-nasal dri

Male - 50 Diagnosis / Problem • Metastatic gallbladder adenocarcinoma (non-local lymph node metastasis) • Palliative treatment: Gemcitabine-Cisplatin chemotherapy + Durvalumab (commenced September 2023) • Molecular testing: IDH1 and FGFR negative • New disease progression: Omental disease detect

My mom (54F) was diagnosed with Stage 1 rectal cancer last month and is currently 5 weeks post-LAR operation. She didn't require an ileostomy and is currently recovering well at home. Initial biopsy (from colonoscopy) showed Intramucosal carcinoma with Signet Ring Cell features. Final pathology afte

F(33),ex sports player, ex smoker , no drinking, I used to party a lot in my 20’s tho , no drugs, I drink 2-3l water, mostly Mediterranean diet and some sweets once in a while. I do long walks 3-5 hrs daily. I don’t do any sports now or gym but I’m a very active person like extremely active. 75kg 1

Hi everyone, I’m writing to this community because my family and I have reached a point where we feel completely lost. I’m hoping to hear about your experiences or any thoughts you might have on our situation. A bit of background: Last year, my mother (female; Age:57, Height: 164 cm, weight: 64kg, n

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My husband (41, M) was just diagnosed in November with stage 4 cholangiocarcinoma. We have a 19 month old son and we had our lovely wedding in September. We’re shocked and devastated. His metastasis is extensive. He just started cisplatin and gemcitabine. He also tested MSI-high positive, making him

My mother's 4-month battle with pancreatic cancer ended recently. My family and I are devastated, as she was the backbone of our family, and a light loved by so many. While I'm glad her suffering didn't last too long, I wonder if we could have ended up somewhere different if we had made different ch

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Mum was diagnosed with stage IV & mets to the liver back in August 2022. She has been on Gemcitabine+Abraxane since September. She received her 3rd scan update this week. The first showed not much change, the 2nd showed that the pancreatic tumour had gotten smaller and the 3rd has shown that bot

Hello, Wanted to get everyone's opinion on how you dispose of a catheter bags containing chemotherapy (mitomycin, gemcitabine, etc) after bladder instillation. I know some institutions will have the patient empty into a toilet and then will clean the toilets between patients, but I'm wondering speci