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Cleveland, OH
July 14, 2025
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If done before surgery, Taxol weekly times 12 followed by Adriamycin and Cytoxan every other week times 4. If after surgery Adriamycin and Cytoxan followed by Taxol. I have seen Taxotere and Cytoxan every 3 weeks times 4 for micro Mets in a lymph node or a marginal Onco type.

July 15, 2025
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I’m sure doctors do things differently. My chemo was pre surgery and it was AC for 4 times every 2 weeks and Taxol 4 times every 2 weeks. It shrunk it so much they didn’t see it on ct scan after chemo but there was a little when they did surgery.

July 15, 2025
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Hi Tonya, I had AC followed by T. I was diagnosed last August with ER and PR positive. I had chemo 8 sessions), double mastectomy, and 5 weeks of radiation. I am now taking anastrozole. Today was my first day back at work.

July 14, 2025 (edited)
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Common chemotherapy drugs used to treat invasive ductal carcinoma include:

- Adriamycin (doxorubicin)
- Adrucil (fluorouracil or 5-FU)
- Cytoxan (cyclophosphamide)
- Ellence (epirubicin hydrochloride)
- Taxol (paclitaxel)
- Taxotere (docetaxel) Since your cancer is hormone receptor-positive (PR+), hormone therapy will Show Full Answer

Common chemotherapy drugs used to treat invasive ductal carcinoma include:

- Adriamycin (doxorubicin)
- Adrucil (fluorouracil or 5-FU)
- Cytoxan (cyclophosphamide)
- Ellence (epirubicin hydrochloride)
- Taxol (paclitaxel)
- Taxotere (docetaxel) Since your cancer is hormone receptor-positive (PR+), hormone therapy will likely be recommended alongside chemotherapy to block the effects of hormones that can stimulate cancer growth. The specific combination and sequence of treatments will be determined by your oncologist based on factors like tumor size, cancer grade, and your overall health status.

July 14, 2025

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