My father is being treated for metastatic cancer of the bladder, that has spread to his lymph nodes. He is now receiving chemotherapy. Is it possible for the cancer to spread during chemo?
2007-04-10 14:28:42 · 6 answers · asked by nicky 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
It is possible for the chemo to be ineffective, which amounts to the same thing. Best wishes to your father for a speedy recovery and remission.
2007-04-10 14:32:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Chemotherapy works sometimes and sometimes doesn't. The cancer is already spread and chemotherapy kills some of the malignant cells. The others are killed by the organism or continue spreading.
Sorry for such a bad news.
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2007-04-10 17:13:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's in the early stages, the chemo might kill all the cancer cells. If he's in the later stages, the chemo might not be able to halt the cells multiplying and spreading.
2007-04-10 20:16:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
N0V-002 (novo-two) is a New adjunct medication used with standard chemotherapy
currently being tested for approval in the USA.
Increased the ability of patients to tolerate Chemo to the full 100%
Increased the Cancer Survival rate by 80%
They are accepting some patients under FDA Fast Track SPA Phase III in the USA.
See "Script" message on this board, Novo Two is available outside US:
http://messages.finance.yahoo.com/mb/NVLT.OB
Novelos' pipeline of drugs is based on oxidized glutathione, a natural metabolite that is part of the glutathione pathway. This pathway is the primary determinant of intracellular redox (oxidation/reduction) potential and, as such, plays a key role in cell protection (e.g. detoxification) and in regulation of cell signaling pathways (e.g. leading to cytokine production). Novelos’ lead products are believed to act, in part, via post-translational modification (glutathionylation) of critical regulatory proteins that mediate processes including immune function, cell proliferation and tumor progression (in combination with chemotherapy). They may also sensitize tumor cells to certain chemotherapeutic drugs by modifying drug detoxification processes.
(Novo two increases the potential of beating cancer)
2007-04-10 17:53:21 · answer #4 · answered by Bixbyte 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The cancer is already there, the chemo is trying to knock it out. Somrtimes it is effective but not always. Alot depends on the type of cancer it is. Pray for him.
2007-04-10 14:38:52 · answer #5 · answered by Steiner 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sadly, it is.
2007-04-10 14:32:28 · answer #6 · answered by true blue 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋