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Breast Cancer
Reports on breast cancer findings from S.M. Tolaney and co-researchers provide new insights
October 16th, 2008
According to a study from the United States, "We observed 2 cases of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) occurring in HIV-negative patients during treatment with dose-dense chemotherapy with doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide (AC) followed by paclitaxel (T). These represent the first case reports of PCP occurring during dose-dense chemotherapy for breast cancer." "Because lymphocyte depletion is thought to predispose patients to PCP we explored whether the shortened intervals between cycles during dose-dense chemotherapy might place patients at risk for lymphocyte depletion and thereby a potentially increased risk of opportunistic infection. Three cohorts of patients were...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-10-16)
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