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When is breast chemotherapy not an option?
Chemotherapy for breast cancer is not an option when the patient is to sick to undergo it, or their body cannot tolerate it. Usually the more advanced the cancer the harder to treat it with just chemotherapy.
What other treatments may a pancreatectomy patient with cancer undergo?
Some patients with pancreatic cancer deemed suitable for a pancreatectomy will also undergo chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy.
Patient with MALT lymphoma who do not respond to standard treatment undergo what alternative therapy?
In general, these patients are treated with chemotherapy in a similar manner to patients with other types of lymphoma.
Can chemotherapy be given to a patient with cirrhosis?
To give a chemotherapy in a patient of cirrhosis is very risky. Treating physician is the best judge in a given patient.
Can you undergo chemotherapy if you don't have a spleen?
Ask your doctor, it depends on your medical history.
Dr Hammer has scheduled a patient for chemotherapy The patient had a mastectomy on June 1 2000 Chemotherapy used after surgery is referred to as adjuvent hormone biologic stimulation?
adjuvant
What is the fitness program for a heart bypass surgery patient?
According to this (http://www.uptodate.com/contents/patient-information-recovery-after-coronary-artery-bypass-graft-surgery-cabg) website, the patient should first undergo a monitored exercise test on a treadmill in order to determine the patient's risk of heart or blood vessel complications from exercise.
What preparation for an electrophysiology study of the heart does a patient undergo?
The patient may be advised to stop taking certain medications, especially cardiac medications, that may interfere with the test results. The patient fasts for six to eight hours prior to the procedure
What are the 2 ways doctors keep cancer cells from spreading?
By either preforming surgery to remove the cancerous cells or by radiating the tumor to kill off the cancerous cells. A patient may also undergo chemotherapy to fight off the disease.
Examples of a sentence with the word undergo?
Even though the cancer is in remission, he still has to undergo chemotherapy to help ensure that it does not come back.You have to undergo stringent training, tests, and background checks before you can become an FBI agent.
How much iron should a chemotherapy patient take in daily?
45 milligrams
What are the long-term side effects of chemothrapy?
The long-term side effects of chemotherapy are determined by factors such as the body part or parts affected by cancer, the type of chemotherapy given, and the overall health of the patient before chemotherapy. Some long-term effects may include heart problems, decreased lung capacity, fatigue, hormone problems, and joint problems. Cancer can be beaten and the benefit of chemotherapy is far greater than the risks.
