Or maybe there is possibilty ?
2007-08-20 11:56:38 · 7 answers · asked by matol 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
Your oncologist will perform a test to check your ejection fraction.Its a nuclear medicine test and it will give them the info they need to know if your heart can handle the chemo.
2007-08-21 14:01:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-17 09:49:17 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some drugs are very hard on the heart. Your oncologist should be able to tell you which drugs your body can tolerate based on your overall health.
My son was only 11 when diagnosed with lymphoma and the doctors were amazing with him. They monitored him very closely and he got every scan done you can imagine and fortunately he was on a short protocol and when he finished treatment they checked him from head to toe again including a scan on his heart for a second time and he was just fine.
Hard to know what the long term affects of chemo may be but when you have no other alternative you must go with the only option you have to save your life. You don't get a second chance.
Chemo and radiation can really shrink a tumour back. Never give up hope. I've seen some people come back from the utterly impossible so just make sure you have a good oncologist.
I know in the states you can't often get the drugs you need if you don't have the money to, but try to see if you can get the drugs that give you the best chance of survival if you can possibly afford them.
Sending prayers and positive thoughts your way.
2007-08-20 12:08:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This depends on the recommended chemotherapy drug and the exact cause of the heart weakness.
Your oncologist would be in the best position to answer.
2007-08-20 12:29:11 · answer #4 · answered by Tarkarri 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some chemotherapy drugs have a side effect of cardiac toxicity. So it depends on the drug used and if you will be recieving other treatements along with it such as radiation which may worsen the effects of chemotherapy.
2007-08-21 04:58:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with the other posters. It would depend on both the health of the heart and the cardiotoxicity of the chemotherapy drug. One common drug used mainly for breast cancer, Adriamycin/Doxirubicin, is extremely cardiotoxic.
2007-08-20 18:13:18 · answer #6 · answered by oncogenomics 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HI, PLEASE VISIT
http://www.smile.org.au/OurApproachToCancers/CancerChemotherapy.htm
There are very detailed and valuable information about chemotherapy.
2007-08-20 18:35:57 · answer #7 · answered by Pro. Noel Campbell 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋