- Apr 08, 2008
i'm from Italy and my father (64 years old) has lung cancer (adenocarcinoma) since june 200...
iressa
Information, Symptoms, Treatments and Resources
What is iressa?
IRESSA 250 mg Tab
Drug Name: GEFITINIB - ORAL
Other Brand Names: Iressa
Uses: Gefitinib is used to treat lung cancer. It works by slowing or stopping the growth of cancer cells. Gefitinib blocks a certain protein (an enzyme called tyrosine kinase).
Posts on iressa (15)
- Mar 19, 2008
Hello, all.
My mother was supposed to begin Avastin + Cytoxan, however, a gastroscope f...
Hi, Dr. Goodman. I have written questions in the past about my mother who has already been ...
- Feb 08, 2011
I HAVE LUNG CANCER. I'm station in Germany and started on iressa because I week to the Ger...
can i Know about the drugs Herceptin and Iressa?
Jatoo:
I just talked with the nurse and was told that I may qualify for the clinical tri...
My mother was diagnosed with breast cancer in '99. She had a lump on her chest wall. She ha...
Dear Doctor:
I am Stage 3c Poorly differentiated Papillary Serous , Platinum Refractory.
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- Aug 04, 2011
my wife is 55 years old she is a surviving non-smokers nsclc stage 4 with brain involvement...
My father in law was just diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer,Is there any chance of chemot...
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