Amelia, I think you may be confusing some of the information and the chemo drugs. All of this is probably very overwhelming for you. Perhaps the following will help:
A = Adriamycin (Doxorubicin)
C= Cytoxan (Cyclophosphamide)
AC = both above chemos administered the same day.
T = Taxol (Paclitaxel)
H = Herceptin (Trastuzumab)
Taxanes are a group of drugs that include
Paclitaxel (Taxol) & Pocetaxel (
Taxotere). They have a unique way of preventing the growth of cancer cells. They affect cell structures in a way that cancer calls cannot grow and divide.
Herceptin (
H is part of the common primary breast cancer chemo treatment regimen containing
A, C, & T ), is indicated for the adjuvant treatment of patients with HER2-overexpressing, node-positive breast cancer.
H is a
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=571 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top></TD><TD vAlign=top>monoclonal antibody that binds to HER2 (human epidermal growth factor receptor 2), and can kill HER2-positive cancer cells</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Tamoxifen (Nolvadex) is a medication in pill form that
interferes with the activity of estrogen (a hormone). It is used as adjuvant, or additional, therapy following primary treatment for early stage breast cancer.
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Following are some very good educational sites:
NBCF Beyond the Shock Video:
http://www.nationalbreastcancer.org/...yond-the-shock
NBCF Breast Cancer Library:
http://www.nationalbreastcancer.org/...cancer-library
My best to you! Jo