oliveF

oliveF's Recent CancerCompass Activity

• oliveF has created a new message board discussion

  Has anyone used the combination of Abraxane & Gemcitabine as a second line chemo ( after folfirinox ) in a locally advanced pancreatic cancer ?   many thanks for any inputs Olivier

  March 15 at 3:32 PM view discussion

• oliveF has replied to a post on the message board

  Hi, I have also been through 9 rounds of folfirinox, I also used Emand for 3 days during the treatment Acupuncture was really helpful to get rid of nausea, one session just after the cure and and another a few day before should work   hope this helps   Olivier

  March 13 at 8:55 AM view post

• oliveF has created a new message board discussion

  I have been diagnozed with locally advanced PC in may 2012,after 9 cures of folfirinox from june to september, tumor did not shrunk but did not grew either, then I had respiratary gated radiotherapy  + xeloda in novembre and december Has anyone has some background on results from radiotherapy ? did it shrunk the tumor ? did it kill the tumor ? thanks  

  February 06 at 3:16 PM view discussion

• oliveF has replied to a post on the message board

  I have been through 9 cures of folfirinox, overall I had limited side effects I had some nausea and loss of appetite after the first cure, accupuncture helped me major issue was persistent  neuropathy after 8 cures overall it stopped the tumor growth but it did not shrunk the tumor, CA 19-9 went down significantly

  February 01 at 8:41 AM view post

• oliveF has replied to a post on the message board

  Hi, I have been diagnosed the same back in may, I am 53 (I ahve also 2 sons and one daughter) , living in France ,  I have been through 9 session of folfirinox ( the same chemo than your father ) , using Emend during the 3 days of Chemo and also a session of acupunture weekly helped me not to suffer from nausea and not losing appetite, it stopped the tumor growth , but no real shrinkage yet I a...

  December 10 at 10:34 AM view post