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I am in complete agreement. Exercise, eating well and getting the right amount of sleep/rest are very important in conjunction with Vidaza, or any drug. It is not a "one or the other" project if one wants to maximize quality of life. The characterization sometimes presented is that by using Vidaza somehow diminishes "quality of life" in favor of "quantity of life". That is a misunderstanding that should not be promoted. Naturally in a few cases, as with any medical procedure, there might be adverse effects, but there are very few with Vidaza. The real test for Vidaza is if a person is fortunate to be in that 40-50 percent who respond favorably to the drug. If a person is not in that group the next best alternative(?) is always available.
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age 70, dx RAEB-2 on 11-26-2013 w/11% blasts. 8 cycles Vidaza 3w/Revlimid. SCT 8/15/2014, relapsed@Day+210 (AML). Now(SCT-Day+1005). Prepping w/ 10 days Dacogen for DLI on 6/9/2017.
Last edited by bailie : Thu Oct 1, 2015 at 10:59 AM.
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