Hi, I don't really know the answer but if you are getting reduced white-blood-cell counts, then I'd especially want to avoid any food with possible bacteria.
Maybe Mocha can say more.
Also, since a few patients get heart damage, I'd look into possibly using melatonin and Co-Q10 (OTC supplements) to try and prevent that. I'm not a big fan of alternative treatments for cancer, but I think that a few things do have value.
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The last thing anybody would want is to stop the Gleevec, which is a wonder drug of anti-cancer treatment. So we must think of "managing" the hyponatremia problem.
I haven't found anything about long term use of Gleevec. But what springs to mind is that she might have started some other drug recently, which is turning mild hyponatremia to severe hyponatremia. Even ibuprofen. Has she?
Hi there.
It is important to be empathic, and let your brother know that you are always there for him. However, you should not overdo this, since this might lower your brother's self esteem further and cause him to have self-pity. CML is a manageable disease given the appropriate medications. Not all CML's are candidate for Gleevec. Only those who tested positive for the philadelphia chromosome or the bcr-abl gene would be candidates to receive gleevec.
Hi, I don't know the answer -- but since both CML and Gleevec toxicity produce anemia because of marrow suppression, maybe it's not possible to tell the difference. E.g., both would show a low reticulocyte count.
This full text paper on anemia from Gleevec https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ajh.23879 shows that other signs such as red blood cell size can vary, so that doesn't seem to help. Sorry.
I was diagnosed with CML and given Gleevec 400 ml. After taking gleevec for 2 weeks doctor took additional blood test. My WBC dropped from 36.5 to 7.1 and all other blood counts came down to normal range. I'm wondering if gleevec could give such fast hematological response or I was possibly misdiagnosed originally. I don't and didn't have any symptoms, my spleen and liver weren't enlarged, no enlarged lymph. Should I get second opinion asap? Please, help me.
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Response to imatinib (gleevec) can be dramatic just like what you experienced. Myelosuppression with neutropenia (decrease in neutrophils) and thrombocytopenia (decrease in platelet count) can be a side effect of treatment. Usually, discontinuation of drug intake is advised until the blood counts increase. You should have your white blood cell count repeated after 1-2 weeks and see if it already improves. You should report to your doctor if you experience any symptoms like fever.
Am on Gleevec 400mg, now having problems with blisters on the palm. What can I do about it?
The standard treatment for advanced ovarian cancer is surgery, both to establish the stage and type of cancer and to remove as much cancerous tissue as possible, followed by chemotherapy with drugs such as carboplatin and paclitaxel. Despite aggressive treatment, however, the survival rate for advanced ovarian cancer remains low.
I have CML and was treated with Gleevec for 4 years and achieved remission. I have for the past several months been experiencing sudden onset of weakness which last for hours, to days. My blood pressure which has remained under control for several years with atenolol has been running 145/105 and higher for the past three to four months. I have a feeling of fullness in my stomach, and I have sporatic episodes of mild coughing, this occurs maybe once a week.
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Surgery and chemotherapy form the cornerstone of the treatment for ovarian cancer. Currently, the standard of care for primary ovarian cancer is platinum and taxane-based therapy. Even among women with advanced and suboptimal disease (i.e. tumors greater than 1 cm) following surgery, the clinical efficacy of chemotherapy is noteworthy.
I have recurrent ovarian cancer Stage IA Stage 3 with Brca1. I had surgery to remove a tumor in the retropetronial area with no spread. I am taking 6 rounds of Carbo/Gemzar and my oncology has recommended IMRT when I am done. I don't know anyone who has had this kind of radiation treatment and what kind of success rate it has. I can found no articles on its use with OCVA on the internet. Can you shed any light?
There has been further work done with using CAR T for ovarian cancer and more to be done. It appears that it works for some but not for others, like all cancer drugs.
This is also the latest and greatest for finding the best treatment for patients. Circulating tumor DNA testing. https://www.news-medical.net/news/20190506/Circulating-tumor-DNA-can-help-detect-treatment-options-forc2a0ovarian-cancer-subtype.aspx. That could be beneficial for understanding the right direction to take.
Hi. My mother in law had ovarian cancer so I was put in a position to learn a good deal about it. First, rarely is it diagnosed early as it produces very few symptoms early on. Most women are diagnosed in stage 3 or 4 and they have lots of symptoms all at once. So, it is really doubtful that cramps have anything to do with ovarian cancer.
I have been having symptoms of Ovarian cancer for awhile now. Made the mistake of going to a regular doctor where he told me I was too young to have ovarian cancer (I'm 34) and that ovarian cancer doesn't hurt. I'm not sure what the last part was all about because I wasn't really in pain. My cheif complaint was bloating. Now I'm still bloated and nauseous all the time, among other complaints. He came up with I have IBS and did not refer me to anyone.
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