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Chemo break: how quickly do tumours grow back?

Pancreatic Cancer | Last Active: Jan 24 10:36am | Replies (15)

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It seems more that every doctor/hospital is different. I was never given an option for a chemo break unless I was undergoing another treatment like radiation. Occasionally, since chemo was/is working, I would ask for a week off so I could attend a big family event. But it sounds like chemo will continue as long as it is working…

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My understanding also. What limits ongoing chemo that is working is side effects. One participant on this forum continued for 24 treatments with chemo with stage 3 or 4 disease and has been a long term survivor. There is chemo which is given as "maintenance" chemo.