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what does it mean? I see a lot of initials in peoples posts when they refer to their chemo drugs such as FEC, AC etc and just wondered what they ment.
I am going to be put on Cyclophosphamide and Adriamycin is this AC?
Sorry if this is well known short hand but I\'m new to it and would like to understand what people mean in their posts.
Thanks
Izz
FEC Hi izzig,
I had FEC, 5FU,Eppirubicin,cyclophosphamide (might be a spelling mistake some where there),yes yours is known as AC ,you can read all about the different chemo types on this web site,bluebell.
Thanks Bluebell, at least I don\'t have to remember the names of the drugs now.