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Work for people having chemotherapy

Work

You may need to take time off work during your treatment and for a while afterwards. It can be hard to judge the best time to go back to work and your decision if and when to go back is likely to depend mainly on the type of work you do and how much your income is affected. It is important to do what is right for you.

Getting back into your normal routine can be very helpful and you may want to go back to work as soon as possible. Many people find that going back to work as soon as they feel strong enough gives them a chance to forget their worries, as they become involved with their job and colleagues again. It can be helpful to talk to your employer about the situation – you may be able to work part-time or job share.

On the other hand it can take a long time to recover fully from treatment for cancer, and it may be many months before you feel ready to return to work. It is important not to feel pressurised into taking on too much, too soon.

Your consultant, GP or specialist nurse can help you decide when and if you should go back to work. If you have a disability caused by the cancer, your employer can get specialist help to enable you to work.

Individual chemotherapy drugs

This section contains information about individual chemotherapy drugs. It includes information about how each drug is given and possible side effects that may be experienced with each drug.

A chemotherapy drug can be either given on its own or in combination with other drugs. When more than one drug is given it as known as a combination chemotherapy regimen.

Drugs are listed in alphabetical order; select the one that you are interested in for further information.

If you can't see the drug that you are looking for, it's possible that it might be better known by a brand name.

Individual drugs

Amsacrine, Bleomycin, Busulfan, Capecitabine,Carboplatin, Carmustine, Chlorambucil, Cisplatin, Cladribine, Clofarabine, Crisantaspase, Cyclophosphamide, Cytarabine, Dacarbazine, Dactinomycin, Daunorubicin, Docetaxel, Doxorubicin, Epirubicin, Etoposide, Fludarabine, Fluorouracil, Gemcitabine, Gliadel implants, Hydroxycarbamide, Idarubicin, Ifosfamide, Irinotecan, Leucovorin, Liposomal daunorubicin, Liposomal doxorubicin, Lomustine, Melphalan, Mercaptopurine, Mesna, Methotrexate, Mitomycin, Mitoxantrone, Oxaliplatin, Paclitaxel, Pemetrexed, Pentostatin, Procarbazine, Raltitrexed, Satraplatin, Streptozocin, Tegafur-uracil, Temozolomide, Teniposide, Thiotepa, Tioguanine, Topotecan, Treosulfan, Vinblastine, Vincristine, Vindesine, Vinorelbine

By brand name

Individual chemotherapy drugs by brand name

On the Cancerbackup website, drugs are referred to by their generic names. Sometimes, however, they are more commonly called by a brand name. This is an alphabetical list of brand names for chemotherapy drugs with links to the relevant information.

2'DCF®, 2'-deoxycoformycin®,
5FU, Alimta®, Alkeran®, Amsidine®, BiCNU®, Busilvex®, Caelyx®, Campto®, Cosmegen Lyovac®, DaunoXome®, DTIC®, Eldisine®, Eloxatin®, Etopophos®, Erwinase®, Evoltra®, Fludara®, Gemzar®, Hycamtin®, Hydrea®, Isovorin®, Lanvis®, Leukeran®, Leustat®, Matrex®, Mitoxana®, Myleran®, Myocet®, Navelbine®, Nipent®, Oncovin®, Pharmorubicin®, Puri-Nethol®, Sodiofolin®, Taxol, Taxotere®, Temodal®, Tomudex®, Uftoral®, Uromitexan®, Velbe®, Vepesid®, VM-26®, Vumon®, Xeloda®, Zanosar®, Zavedos®

Combination chemotherapy regimen

This section contains information about combination chemotherapy regimen. It includes information about how each regimen is given and possible side effects that may be experienced with that regimen.

A chemotherapy drug can be either given on its own or in combination with other drugs. This is when more than one chemotherapy drug is given. If you cannot find information about a particular regimen there is further information about chemotherapy in the individual chemotherapy drug section.

The list of regimen is in alphabetical order, select the one you are interested in for further information.

ABVD, AC, BEAM, BEP, CAF, Capecitabine & docetaxel, Carbo MV, Carboplatin & etoposide, CAV, ChlVPP, CHOP, Cisplatin & fluorouracil, CMF, C-VAMP, CVP, de Gramont, DHAP & R-DHAP, Docetaxel & carboplatin, Docetaxel & cisplatin, Doxorubicin & ifosfamide, EC, ECF, E-CMF, ECX, EEX, ELF, ESHAP & R-ESHAP, Etoposide & cisplatin, FEC, FEC-T, GemCap, GemCarbo, Gemcitabine & cisplatin, GemTaxol, Hyper-CVAD, ICE & R-ICE, Irinotecan & cetuximab, Irinotecan with 5FU & folinic acid, Mayo, MIC, MM, MMM, MVAC, MVP, Oxaliplatin & 5FU, Paclitaxel & carboplatin, Pemetrexed & cisplatin, PCV, PMitCEBO, R-CHOP, R-CVP, TAC, VAD, VAPEC-B, Vinorelbine & carboplatin, Vinorelbine & cisplatin

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