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Chemotherapy Drugs- Commonly Used Anti-Cancer Drugs To Treat Cancer

Chemotherapy is a common treatment method for many types of cancer. This site profiles the most commonly used medications, complete with side effect information.

Abraxane

Patient information for Abraxane, a chemotherapy drug used to treat breast cancer.

Altretamine

Altretamine is a chemotherapy drug used for treatment of ovarian cancer. It's trade name is Hexalen.

Docetaxel

Docetaxel is a chemtherapy drug used in treating cancer. It's trade name is Taxotere.

Doxorubicin

Doxorubicin is a chemotherapy drug. It's trade name is Adriamycin and Rubex.

Femara

Everything you need to know about femara, the chemotherapy drug used to treat breast cancer.

Fluorourcil, 5-FU

Profile of Fluorourcil, 5-FU, with patient information.

Herceptin

Profile of Herceptin (Trastuzumab}, a drug used in cancer treatment.

Melphalan

Learn more about melphalan,a drug used in chemotherapy.

Methotrexate

Methotrexate is chemotherapy drug, also know as Rheumatrex or Trexall.

Mitomycin

Mitomycin is a chenotherapy drug. It's trade names are Mutamycin, Mitomycin-C and MTC.

Mutamycin (mitomycin)

Profile of Mutamycin (mitomycin), a drug used to treat several types of cancer.

Nipent

Patient education for Nipent.

Novadol (Cisplatin)

Patient education for Novadol (Cisplatin).

Novantrone

Novantrone is a chemotherapy agent used to treat leukemias, lymphomas, prostate and breast cancer. Learn more in this profile.

Tamoxifen for Breast Cancer

Tamoxifen is a drug used to treat breast cancer. In this FAQ, we will discuss why Tamoxifen is prescribed, side effects, and how it used to for breast cancer.

Taxol

Taxol, or Paclitaxel, by its generic name is a chemotherapy drug used to fight cancer. In this profile, learn what Taxol is, hiw it is used and side effect information.

Temodar (temozolomide)

Profile of Temodar with patient information.

Zoladex

Zoladex is a chemtoherapy drug used to treat breast cancer and prostate cancer. This profile includes the side effects of zoladex, how it works against cancer and more.

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