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Medications
… This medication is used to treat certain types of breast cancer (such as hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer) in women after menopause. Letrozole is also used to help prevent the cancer from returning. Some breast cancers are made to grow …
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… needs. Uses Vemurafenib is used to treat a type of skin cancer (melanoma). It is also used to treat a rare type of blood cell cancer called Erdheim-Chester disease. These cancer cells have a certain type of abnormal "BRAF" gene. …
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… Uses This medication is used to treat certain types of cancer (such as mantle cell lymphoma, small lymphocytic … Acalabrutinib works by slowing or stopping the growth of cancer cells. It belongs to a class of drugs known as kinase … chills, cough). Although acalabrutinib is used to treat cancer, it may rarely increase your risk of developing other …
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… easy bruising/bleeding. Although thiotepa is used to treat cancer, in some people this medication may also increase the risk of developing another form of cancer. Talk to your doctor about the risks and benefits of this medication. Uses Thiotepa is used to treat cancer. It works by slowing or stopping the growth of cancer …
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… Uses This medication is used to treat certain types of cancer (such as lung cancer, thyroid cancer, medullary thyroid cancer, certain other solid …
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… This medication is used to treat certain types of brain cancer. Temozolomide belongs to a class of drugs known as … agents. It works by slowing or stopping the growth of cancer cells. Other Uses This section contains uses of this … professional. This drug may also be used for other types of cancer (such as bone cancer). How To Use Read the Patient …
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… Uses This medication is used to treat certain types of cancer (such as lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia - CLL). Bendamustine belongs to a class of cancer chemotherapy drugs known as alkylating agents. It works by killing cancer cells or slowing their growth. How To Use This …
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… Uses Etoposide is used to treat certain forms of lung cancer (such as small cell lung cancer). Etoposide works by slowing the growth of cancer cells. Other Uses This section contains uses of this …
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… doesn't go away, fever, chills). Very rarely, people with cancer who are treated with this type of medication have developed other cancers (such as secondary leukemia). The risk may be … increased when this medication is given with certain anti-cancer drugs or radiation treatment. Consult your doctor for …
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… higher doses, and patients with non-small cell lung cancer who have received certain other chemotherapy drugs … receiving docetaxel. Uses This medication is used to treat cancer (such as breast, lung, prostate, stomach, and head/neck cancer). Docetaxel is a member of a family of drugs called …
