Hi Rahul, your father is having chemotherapy, which in US is known as TPF. You need to take absolute care of your father and specially after 7 days of chemo as he'll be approaching Nadir (low white cells and low immunity). This link will give you some info: http://www.christie.nhs.uk/booklets/568.pdf

Take care of diet, discuss with a nutritionist to help him out. Just a piece of advice, ask the doctor to have a review MRI after completing of second cycle of PFC. If the tumor is shrinking and your father had positive benefits, then only progress with 3rd cycle.

Take good care of your father, it will be a very difficult time for him and your family. All the best.


Father; 67 yrs; RIP: 2012/05/26

TX:SCC pT2N1M0G2;Glossectomy+SND+CCRT(59.3Gy+6xCis.)[2009]
TX:Nodal Mets; 3xDCF[2011/05/05]
TX: RND + PMMC Flap[2011/07/11]
DX:SCC PNI+ECE
TX:Re-RT 60Gy[2011/09/21]
TX:Gefitinib 250mg[2011/12/18]