(2024, March 5)
Expert content reviewers: This information was developed with the help of a range of health professionals and people affected by stomach cancer: Prof David I Watson, Matthew Flinders Distinguished Professor of Surgery, Flinders University, and Senior Consultant Surgeon, Oesophago-Gastric Surgery Unit, Flinders Medical Centre, SA Prof Bryan Burmeister, Senior Radiation Oncologist, GenesisCare Fraser Coast and Hervey Bay Hospital, QLD Dr Natalie Collier, Radiation Oncologist, Wollongong Hospital, NSW A/Prof Melissa Eastgate, A/Executive Director, Cancer Care Services, Royal Brisbane and Womens Hospital, QLD Brett Hall, Consumer Natalie Lalor, 13 11 20 Consultant, Cancer Council Victoria Chris Menzies, Upper GI Cancer Nurse Consultant, Flinders Medical Centre and Southern Adelaide Local Health Network, SA Stefanie Simnadis, Clinical Dietitian, St John of God Subiaco Hospital, WA Prof Rajvinder Singh, Professor of Medicine, University of Adelaide, and Director, Gastroenterology Department and Head of Endoscopy, Lyell McEwin Hospital, SA
There is also numbing fluid included in the liquid injected during the treatment
Common signs include the above mentioned in the image
Alimta is contraindicated in pregnant women due to potential harm to the fetus, and women of childbearing potential should use effective contraception during treatment and for at least 6 months after the last dose
Authorities approved it with brand names: Ozempic, Rybelsus, and Wegovy
