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bashmaz · 11-30-2006, 05:36 PM

How can it kill so many brain cells if the thing about current chemos is that they can't get past the blood-brain-barrier? this is all confusing - and I don't think it's my chemo-brain!
Marianne

11-30-2006, 05:36 PM	#11
bashmaz Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 35	I thought chemo didn't pass the BBB? How can it kill so many brain cells if the thing about current chemos is that they can't get past the blood-brain-barrier? this is all confusing - and I don't think it's my chemo-brain! Marianne