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Below are Taxotere (Docetaxel) reviews, ratings, comments submitted by patients and caregivers. Based on a total of 1 ratings/reviews, Taxotere has an overall score of 8. The effectiveness score is 10 and the side effect score is 4. The scores are on ten point scale: 10 - best, 1 - worst. This information is not vetted and should not be cosidered as clinical evidence. | | Taxotere review by 48 year old female patient | | | Rating |
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| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | Severe Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | Cancer |
| Dosage & duration: | | not sure standard for breast cancer (dosage frequency: 3 weeks) for the period of 6 cycles |
| Other conditions: | | netropenia |
| Other drugs taken: | | tamoxien | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | Longer life expectancy but wish I had know that my ovaries could be turned off before I started the drug then switched on again afterwards. As it is I went into a early menopuse with very, very, severe side effects.Please get your Doctor to talk about ALL the possible side effects of menopause, including sexual. |
| Side effects: | | netropenia, stort of breath , muscle weakness, nausea, hair loss, menopuse, unable to find any peace of mind. Would reccomend eating bucket fulls of fruit. |
| Comments: | | 1 injection every 3 weeks. Then a reduction in the dose by 25 percente after the 4 th week due to netropenia. |
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