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Cancer Boy in the Chemo Cubbie - Yesterday was my first round of chemotherapy, and I am not hooked up to the 48 hour take home party ball pump.
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Cancer Boy in the Chemo Cubbie - Yesterday was my first round of chemotherapy, and I am not hooked up to the 48 hour take home party ball pump.
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Cancer Port is a support group that meets on Thursdays from 11:30 A. M. until 1:00 P. M. in Greenbrae. The purpose of the group is the emotional support of its members, which varies from time to time. On this particular occasion, there were approximately twenty-five men and women with various types of cancer, including several support people and three group facilitators. There were no other…
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A heads-up for those starting - or are scheduled to start - FOLFIRI for Pancreatic cancer. Covers both 5-FU and Irinotecan. Started today, so far so good, but was given atropine to counteract rapid-onset runny nose and watery eyes. Nurse explained that virtually everyone has these issues, and the pharmacy order had it included. Atropine has anti-diarrheal properties and is mentioned here as well.
To those beginning this regimen, good luck, and feel free to message me if you have any questions. I’ll answer them as best I can.
Capecitabine - a prodrug which is metabolised by enzymes in the body to 5-fluorouracil (5-FU). 5-FU is a thymidylate synthase inhibitor, hence inhibiting the synthesis of thymidine monophosphate which is essential for DNA synthesis.
F*ck you Thymine
5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) is a pyrimidine analog of either Uracil (in RNA) or thymine.
Substitution or relative deficiency of these analogs impairs DNA synthesis of actively proliferating cells, that's why is used to tx certain cancers.
REMEMBER: 5-Fluorouracil says "F.U. thymine, during DNA synthesis"