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Can Chemotherapy Be Taken Through Pills?

Hi I am previously receving chemo for lung cancer and now my doctors are talking to me about chemo in a pill but really did not tell me much so my question is that only given thru intravenous and if so how long does one does take. Thank You I await your answer from your wealth of knowledge
posted on Fri, 12 Jul 2013
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lung cancer can also be treated with pills. we need to have EGFR mutation test positive on your tumor specimen to start you on pill. it has good response than intravenous chemotherapy in these positive patients. and it has go0d prognosis.if that test is negative, only intravenous chemo is the remaining option.
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Can Chemotherapy Be Taken Through Pills?

lung cancer can also be treated with pills. we need to have EGFR mutation test positive on your tumor specimen to start you on pill. it has good response than intravenous chemotherapy in these positive patients. and it has go0d prognosis.if that test is negative, only intravenous chemo is the remaining option.