...copied from one of the hundreds of posts I have been reading all evening regarding chemo tx with Carboplatin and Paclitaxel...

WHY is Carboplatin often substituted for Cisplatin? Tks......Lois


CG to 77 y/o hubby;SCC Alveolar Ridge; Wake Forest Baptist Hosp surgery: 07/19/07; bi mod radical resection/jaw replacement;
T2 N2-B M0 Stage IV-A
28 IMRT +
6 Paclitaxel/Carboplatin
Getting stronger every day!