well mum saw oncology consultant today and has been told she starts her chemo the week after next. Firstly she has to go next week to see a nurse to check her blood count and kidneys etc before they can start the chemo. She will be having her chemo in stints of 3 weeks at a time, some through a line in hospital and the rest taken at home as tablets. Does anyone know if this is a good type of chemo to have? Am I right in thinking this is the ECX type of chemo??
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What a wonderful word 'cure'. That really is good news. Hope your mum's treatment goes well. Best wishes, Christine xx
I seldom blog but saw your post here. Yes, it sounds as though this is the ECX where she will have an infusion in hospital and then the tablets at home in three weekly cycles over a period of 12 weeks. The other main type of chemo for oesophageal cancer is the ECF which I had, but which is administered entirely in hospital. As far as I'm aware, both are effective and each are still being compared and evaluated with each other.
