Chemotherapy choices

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Hi apologies if this isn’t in the right section…
I am due to start my chemo at the start of June and upon visiting my oncologist today I was given two choices of chemotherapy!

1st one would be 3x FEC every 3 weeks followed by 3 x docetaxel.
The 2nd choice was 3 x paclitaxel (plus carboplatin) every week for 3 weeks followed by the 3x FEC course.

I was wondering f anybody else has been offered the choice and any advice or recommendations? I had got my head around the idea of once every 3 weeks as my Macmillan nurse had mentioned pre surgery but now this other option has thrown a spanner in the works!

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Hi nutmeg, am starting in June too. Am just having the FEC T 100, no choices! Did your oncologist explain why the two?

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Hi Nutmeg23

Welcome to the BCC forums, in addition to the support here please feel free to call our helpliners to talk things through, lines are open during the week 9-5 and Saturdays 10-2 on 0808 800 6000

I am posting a couple of links to the BCC treatments information where you can read about different chemos and also further support ideas which I hope you will find helpful:

breastcancercare.org.uk/breast-cancer-information/treating-breast-cancer/chemotherapy/common-chemotherapy-regimes

breastcancercare.org.uk/treatment?utm_source=Homepage&%3Butm_medium=help_you&%3Butm_campaign=treatment

Take care
Lucy BCC

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I wonder why they are giving you the choice - definitely as them for reasoning.

 

I had 3 x FEC 3 weeks apart followed by 11 weekly paclitaxol. My oncologist said that the weekly paclitaxol is much easier to tolerate than the 3 weekly docetaxel and I certainly found it much easier that the FEC and from what others have written on this forum, much easier than docetaxel.

 

Hope you come to a decision/agreemet with your oncologist. x