CancerCompass message board discussion started by Delia on 4/24/2005 http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,1945,0.htm Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ I had a hysterectomy in February where a stage 1C tumor was found and removed. Because it was partly attached to the peritoneal cavity my oncologist wants to give me Taxol & Carboplatin as an adjuvant therapy. Now that I know that those and other platinum drugs can permeate the blood brain barrier and cause/allow brain cancer, I'm against this reginmen and have sent him a letter to that effect. The Topetecan seems like it might be a better bet than Doxil (because of the hand and foot itching) or the Taxol-Carboplatin. Does anyone have recent experience with short or long term side-effects from Topetecan? Delia Sun, 24 Apr 2005 00:00:00 GMT