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Multidrug Resistance  

What is multidrug resistance?

Multidrug resistance (abbreviated MDR) is the resistance of cancer cells to the toxic effects of (i.e., the multiplication of the cancer cells is not affected by) several chemotherapy drugs after the patient has been treated with only one chemotherapy drug. Only some cancer patients treated with chemotherapy develop MDR.


Questions Related to Multidrug Resistance
If my cancer does recur, how will I be treated?
I’ve just been diagnosed with breast cancer. What should I do, including deciding on treatment?
Should I get a second opinion from another doctor about my breast cancer?
What are the treatment options for breast cancer?
What things should I consider when deciding on a type of treatment for my breast cancer?
What does a cancer’s histological grade have to do with selecting a type of treatment?
What treatments are usually associated with the different stages of breast cancer?
What is a bone scan? Why do I need one?
What is the difference between breast cancer and recurrent breast cancer? How do the treatments differ?
What are breast-conserving surgeries?
Why do I need so many doctors involved in my treatment for breast cancer? What do all the doctors do?
What is the difference between local and systemic treatment of breast cancer?
How is hypercalcemia treated?
What is the difference between a lumpectomy and a mastectomy?
When would I choose a mastectomy over a lumpectomy?
When is radiation added after a mastectomy?
What is a lumpectomy?
What is a partial mastectomy?
What is a radical mastectomy?
What is a modified radical mastectomy?
What is a total mastectomy?
What is a segmental mastectomy?
What is a skin-sparing mastectomy?
What is involved with a lumpectomy surgery? How long will it take?
What is involved with a mastectomy surgery? How long will it take to recover?
What is radiation therapy?
When is radiation therapy appropriate for breast cancer?
When is radiation therapy not an option for breast cancer?
Does the procedure for external radiation therapy hurt?
Will external radiation therapy make me radioactive?
Does radiation therapy increase my risk of my breast cancer recurring?
Does radiation therapy increase my risk of developing cancer in my other breast?
Who is a dosimetrist?
What happens during your radiation setup?
What happens during the actual treatments with external radiation?
What is brachytherapy?
How long will my external radiation therapy take?
What is a boost dose of radiation?
What is intraoperative radiation therapy?
What is hyperfractionated radiation therapy?
What is radiosurgery ablation?
Can I take vitamins during radiation treatment?
What is chemotherapy? How does it work? How is the treatment taken?
What are SERMs? How do they work?
What are aromatase inhibitors? How do they work?
What is tamoxifen? How does it work?
What is Arimidex?
What is Taxol?
What are the different classes of chemotherapy (chemo) drugs used to treat breast cancer?
What are adjuncts?

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