 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | While I have never seen a study that compares the 3 Big Bag method to the Weekly approach we have had numerous posters tell us that their side effects were not as severe with the weekly vs what we all know from experience with the more standard Big Bag method. I also am not aware of any study that compares the effectiveness of one over the other. My only concern is that her cancer is HPV- and therefore is harder to kill and more likely to recur than HPV+ SCC so I would be more inclined to go with the standard 3 Bag method with the assumption (not medically based knownledge) that the worst for us is likewise for the cancer.
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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