Radiation Oncologist Questions Breast Cancer

How many chemotherapy sessions does a breast cancer patient typically need?

My sister in law was just diagnosed with breast cancer. We are in the early stages of understanding this diagnosis, and I want to be as informed as possible to assist her. So I am wondering, how many chemotherapy sessions does a breast cancer patient typically need?

1 Answer

Common regimen is Adriamycin and Cytoxan every 3weeks for 4 cycles followed by weekly Taxol for 12 cycles.There are other regimens that medical oncologist use.