A study comparing having paclitaxel chemotherapy at home or in hospital for advanced breast or ovarian cancer (Care-in-Chemo, or C-in-C study)

This study looked at the possibility of having chemotherapy at home instead of in hospital. It was open to people with locally advanced breast cancer or advanced ovarian cancer.

People with cancer almost always have chemotherapy in hospital. But it may be possible for some of these people to have some types of chemotherapy at home.

The researchers looked at

• What affect it had on quality of life

• What people thought about having chemotherapy at home

• The cost of treatment

The aim of this study was to find out more about the impact of having chemotherapy at home compared to in hospital.