Taxotere Lawyer

WHAT IS TAXOTERE?

Taxotere is a powerful drug used to fight cancer, however, unfortunately for many of those who have been prescribed this medication, there are serious and long-term side effects that they may not have been aware of before they began treatment.

What is worse is that in some cases medical providers and doctors were not aware of these dangerous side effects before they prescribed their patients this medication, and therefore were unable to properly inform them of the long-term effects of this drug.

If you or a loved one was given Taxotere as a part of your cancer treatment and you are now suffering from the long-term side effects, contact a dedicated attorney who can build your case. Contact a Taxotere lawyer who can fight for your right to compensation.

Taxotere (docetaxel) is a drug that has been approved to treat those suffering from certain types of cancer including:

Breast cancer
Non-small cell lung cancer
Stomach cancer
Metastatic prostate cancer
Certain head and neck cancers

TAXOTERE INJURIES

This powerful chemotherapy drug belongs to a classification of chemotherapy drugs known as taxanes. Taxotere acts as an anti-mitotic agent, meaning that this drug works to fight cancer by disrupting cancerous cell’s ability to grow and multiply, thereby allowing doctors to focus on the cancerous cells in a specific area.

Taxotere is often used in combination with other powerful chemotherapy drugs such as cisplatin, capecitabine, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, and fluorouracil in an effort to fully treat a patient’s cancer, as well as increase their survival rate.

Taxotere is usually administered intravenously, in a patient’s arm, and is typically part of an hour-long medication cycle that a patient will repeat every three to four weeks.

TAXOTERE SIDE EFFECTS

While this powerful medication has the potential of hindering cancer cells from growing and reproducing, thereby allowing doctors to treat cancer more effectively, Taxotere also can bring some very serious side-effects. Some of the side effects a patient may suffer as a result of this medication include:

Bone, muscle, and joint pain
Constipation
Diarrhea
Fatigue and weakness
Fluid retentions
Infection
Low red blood cell count
Low white blood cell count
Mouth or throat sores
Nail changes
Nausea
Peripheral neuropathy
Taste changes

SEEKING ADVICE FROM A TAXOTERE LAWYER

However, there are two side effects that this drug may cause which is often the reason why a person seeks the advice and advocacy of a Taxotere lawyer:

Alopecia – Alopecia is the loss of hair on a part or all of the body. While it can be fairly common for a person to lose their hair during the course of cancer treatment, in cases where a patient was prescribed Taxotere, their alopecia may be permanent
Neutropenic enterocolitis – Another potentially serious side effect of Taxotere includes inflammation of a small pouch located at the head of the large intestine. While this condition is relatively rare, this condition can be fatal if not properly identified and treated

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