Supporting Member (50+ posts) Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 68 | I am currently going through both chemo with cisplatin and radiation therapy. the cisplatin alone really isn't that bad...i'm pretty tired but have been able to control any nausea with compazine. the reasoning behind giving the cisplatin with the radiation is that the drug enhances the effectiveness of the radiation, as well as providing the benefits of chemotherapy. i wish your husband well, and will pray for him to get through this ok.
I survived because I kept hope alive!!! Live, laugh, love and keep fighting hard. Jeanette Stage 3 oral cancer...over 60% of tongue and all lymph nodes on right side removed...July 2002. Chemo and Radiation...ended September 2002.
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