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What is Chemotherapy?

Chemotherapy, in its most general sense, is the treatment of disease by chemicals[1] especially by killing micro-organisms or cancerous cells. In popular usage, it refers to antineoplastic drugs used to treat cancer or the combination of these drugs into a cytotoxic standardized treatment regimen.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Breast Cancer 11 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
MS (Multiple Sclerosis) 6 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Colon Cancer 2 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Lung lobectomy 1 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Multiple Myeloma 1 0
no other treatment proven effective 1 1 Efficacy_moderate

See all 22 patients currently using Chemotherapy

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 4
Moderate
 4
Mild
 7
None
 1

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Chemotherapy

Hospitalization 8
Hair loss 3
Fatigue 2
Neuropathy in feet 2
Nausea 2
Nausea and vomiting 2
See all 30 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Schedules

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently using Chemotherapy. See all 21 dosages ►

  monthly 1 other monthly 3 other weekly 6 hr every other week 4 hr weekly 6 hr weekly 30 mg monthly 1 mg daily 10 mg weekly 20 mL weekly
  2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using Chemotherapy (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended 19   Course of treatment ended: 79%
Did not seem to work 2   Did not seem to work: 8%
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 8%
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 4%

See all 22 patients who’ve stopped using Chemotherapy

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Using Chemotherapy

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0

Stopped Using Chemotherapy

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Chemotherapy

Always
 10 63%
Usually
 2 13%
Sometimes
 3 19%
Never
 1 6%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Chemotherapy

Very
 2 13%
Somewhat
 6 38%
A little
 6 38%
Not at all
 2 13%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Chemotherapy

$200+
 2 40%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 2 40%

Report created on May 28, 2012.