there is a slight chance that the child wont beable to have children in the future but that chance is about the same as everyones. my dad had chemo at the age of 12 and he is fine and has children
need to know information on plastic lids for chemo treatments
St. Lukes in the Lehigh Valley Pa randomly collects plastic bottle caps for different children.
My mother is taking it the night before her chemo treatments. to raise her blood platelets
Because chemo causes you to feel weakened, drinking will intensify this effect. Also Alchohol thins the blood, which could negatively affect your chemo treatments.
I'd like to add - if a person is paying cash money for 6 chemo treatments for childhood leukemia how much would it cost? This person lives in the Philippines. Thank you and I need this info ASAP.
Chemotherapy is administered for stage IV disease
Your question concernes me for a thyroid issue. The muscle cramping can be from dehydration. Have your doctor check him out very soon. In the meantime, consider Gatorade (lots of it) to replenish what he has lost.
You can receive dissability benefits for cancer, but not for chemo treatments. Depending on what state you live in you can receive medicaid or medicare and you can receive reimbursement for travel expenses to your chemo treatments. ----------Mel Germany and other countries have much more effective and safe methods for treating cancer, although not covered by insurance.
Depending on the severity of the breast cancer the treatments usually areMastectomy, lumpectomy, chemo therapy and radiation. Different combinations of the treatments are used. The doctor should explain ALL of them.
There is no general cure unfortunately, but there are various treatments. Depending of the stage of the cancer they could try to remove the infected tissue. Another way is to use chemo. It is strongly suggested to discuss these matters with your doctor!
Everything an individual does affects them; good or bad. To support a Chemo patient means to be there through the good and bad times they may have. Chemo (depending on how much Chemo they will be getting and the length of time) can leave the person feeling sick to their stomach; weak; sometimes depressed and in some cases the loss of hair; perhaps eyebrows and eyelashes can cause further depression. If you feel you can be there 100% for them then you should be. Many Chemo patients are amazing and take their treatments with few complaints.
Yes they can. sometimes this is due to low blood cells and you may be able to take a med to boost them, ask your doctor.