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Is Taxol Treatment Harmful For Kidneys?

My 80 year old mother had stage 4 ckd and has just had a lumpectomy for a stage 1 her2 positive tumor ( most likely not spread into lymph) and dr. Wants to treat with taxol ( 12 weeks, along with herceptin and radiation). Her kidneys gave been stable for over a year, and she is pretty active. How dangerous. Is taxol for her kidneys? Her oncology team to has assumed us she will be monitored very closely . Thanks!
Mon, 8 Dec 2014
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Rest assured, you have been offered the right treatment. Taxol does not affect the kidneys at all and is safe in your mother. Common side effects are hair loss, neuropathy, joint pains, mouth sores, low blood counts.
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Is Taxol Treatment Harmful For Kidneys?

Rest assured, you have been offered the right treatment. Taxol does not affect the kidneys at all and is safe in your mother. Common side effects are hair loss, neuropathy, joint pains, mouth sores, low blood counts.