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[Speicher]

Simply the difference is one is more medication based than the other.
Immunotherapy users the body's immune system to identify and destroy cancer cells. It comes in more than one type. It's a more recent treatment than chemotherapy.
Chemotherapy users medication to kill cancer cells, it attacks the cells life cycle.Depending on which drug depends at which point in the cells life cycle it attacks. Unlike Immunotherapy a side effect is suppressing the immune system. Which is why you have to be a bit careful when having it.

https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/ab...cer-drugs-immunotherapy/what-is-immunotherapy
https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/treatment/chemotherapy

Thank you for your explanation and the links. I have a blood test every four weeks prior to getting the next round of tablets. I presume they examine my red blood cell count.

 

[tom73]

Thank you for your explanation and the links. I have a blood test every four weeks prior to getting the next round of tablets. I presume they examine my red blood cell count.

I was the same normally they do FBC (full blood count) so inc white cells checking for infections, calcium , magnesium , glucose and full U&E's (Urea and Electrolytes) so checking kidney function.

 

[Speicher]

I was the same normally they do FBC (full blood count) so inc white cells checking for infections, calcium , magnesium , glucose and full U&E's (Urea and Electrolytes) so checking kidney function.

Thank you.

I have been told that I will have to continue this treatment for the rest of my life, as it is "incurable but controllable".

 

[Reynard]

A chilly, grey and very blustery day here chez Casa Reynard.

Did not have the best night's sleep, and only bagged about five hours, so feeling a bit meh today. So made myself a cuppa, took it back upstairs and spent a couple of extra hours in bed writing and doing some more admin stuff. That done, I got up and scudded through the chores. The main task of the morning was loading the crock pot with tonight's supper - I should have enough for a few days.

Had a lovely luncheon of toast, smoked mackerel, a couple of tangerines and a

Weather was too wild to do anything outside - even for something like clipping small wood and kindling, so I settled back to mend a pair of work jeans while watching some of the action from Cheltenham.

That was then scuppered, as the power went out shortly after four, and didn't come back till 6pm. I will probably finish mending the jeans tomorrow. I need to finish darning one hole and tack a couple of patches on. And then stitch the patches in place. So in the end, I just wrapped up warm and went for a walk, just to do something.

Now I'm waiting for the curry to finish cooking, and I shall put the rice cooker on in a moment.

I'm currently watching "Deadliest Catch"

 

[biggs682]

Evening cuppa is brewing whilst we listen to the wind outside

 

[Reynard]

Fabby supper of lamb & pumpkin murgh kari, and basmati rice.

Madam Boo had Felix AGAIL with turkey & liver.

 

[biggs682]

Evening cuppa went down well
Looks like it is raining outside