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GlossaryCarboplatin

chemotherapy drug that interferes with cancer cell DNA

Carboplatin is a chemotherapy drug used to treat various types of cancer, including ovarian, lung, and head and neck cancers. It works by interfering with the DNA of cancer cells, preventing them from dividing and growing. While effective, it can cause side effects such as hair loss (alopecia), nausea, and decreased blood cell counts.

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research TICE Salvage Chemotherapy Treats Germ-Cell Tumors Effectively

April 2007 in “Nature Clinical Practice Urology”

TICE salvage chemotherapy is effective for treating germ-cell tumors with poor prognosis.

research Virilizing Malignant Steroid Cell Tumor: Leydig Cell Subtype in a 24-Year-Old Palestinian Female

April 2023 in “Research Square (Research Square)”

A 24-year-old woman had a rare ovarian tumor that caused male-pattern hair growth and was hard to diagnose and treat.

research Multiple Drugs

June 2017 in “Reactions Weekly”

Some breast cancer treatments caused long-term hair loss in women, similar to a condition called alopecia areata.

A Prospective Observational Study on Drug Safety Monitoring and Pharmacoeconomics in Patients with Locally Advanced Unresectable NSCLC in a Tertiary Care Hospital

research A Prospective Observational Study on Drug Safety Monitoring and Pharmacoeconomics in Patients with Locally Advanced Unresectable NSCLC in a Tertiary Care Hospital

March 2018 in “International journal of basic and clinical pharmacology”

Carboplatin-paclitaxel is preferred for advanced lung cancer due to its balance of affordability and patient well-being.

research Recurring Chemotherapy-Associated Alopecia Areata: Case Report and Literature Review

8 citations, January 2003 in “Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy”

Chemotherapy may cause recurring hair loss due to an autoimmune response.

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