Paclitaxel should be given as a drip into the vein (intravenously) in the arm or hand, although there are several other ways of giving it depending on the factors such as how simple it is for chemotherapy staff in order to find out the suitable veins and your preferences. It should be given over 3 hours once every 21 days, or once every 14 days (known as the accelerated or dose dense), or it can be given weekly in lower doses over one hour. The time gap between each cycle of the treatment will provide your body in order to recover properly, and can vary depending on whether the number of blood cells has returned to the normal between each cycle.