posted by eirneannsisle
15 June 2008
taxol
Last reply:
12 October 2015 11:14
My mother was diagnosed with breast cancer in november of 2007 and has had her breast removed we were told that as there was a 50% chance either way that they got it all and she went on treatment in january which was 4 bouts of ac then went on Taxol and Herceptin she has since been taken off the taxol because her oncolog told her that she has had every symptom that the drug is associated with can anyone out there tell us how long these symptom of taxol last and if there are any side effects from herceptin
Thank you for your message.
Some patients can get severe side effects from Taxol, and need to be taken off the drug, to improve their quality of life. These side effect can last for up to a year after treatment, but this depends on the individual. You should talk to your Mum's oncologist about the side effects she is having.
The main side effects of Herceptin can be: flu like symptoms, mild diarrhoea, mild nausea.
Please see attached link to our factsheets on Taxol and Herceptin.
If you have any further queries please feel free to call our freefone helpline on 1800 30 90 40.
Best wishes
Action Breast Cancer www.cancer.ie/action
Taxol: http://www.cancer.ie/action/taxol.php
Herceptin: http://www.cancer.ie/action/herceptin.php