 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Maria,
Cisplatin has been the "Gold Standard" chemo of choice for OC for many years and the comparison to Carbo is when all else is equal. (no I haven't read those studies, at least in a long while) My point is that now all things are not equal as he and his doc's know that Cis has damaged his hearing permanently and adding more Cis can only, in my opinion, increase that damage so in this case Carbo now becaomes the chemo of least concern.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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