Treatment 2

Once again it is a wonder the Abraxane has so few side effects given it's power and history as a poison. On Saturday Pace felt numbness in the extremities of her arms and legs. She's also tired and can't seem to shake a cold.

In short, Abraxane is a part of the drug family known as Taxanes, these powerful drugs can stop cancer cells from repairing themselves and from dividing to create new cancer cells. The origin of taxanes is the European Yew tree

However, it has serious potential side effects:

• neutropenia, low counts of white blood cells that prevent infection


• neuropathy, pain and numbness, including symmetric polyneuropathy


• weakness


• infection, due to the neutropenia

So far there's been no sign of skin sensitivity, which is another side effect, albeit less serious, that can make taxanes difficult to take.

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