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BT96 asked in HealthDiseases & ConditionsCancer · 9 years ago

if you didnt have breaks between chemo rounds what would happen?

would you die from infection or something?

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  • Spreedog
    Lv 7
    9 years ago
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    Your white blood cells would never have a chance to recover

    and you could possibly die from an overwhelming infection.

    There are reasons we schedule cycles the way we do.

    These regimens have been worked out with much experience over the past 40 years.

    Source(s): MD Medical Oncologist and Hematologist - a cancer and blood specialist doctor - with twenty years experience
  • april
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    Your body would not be able to recover and yes, you could die from infection or something.

    Source(s): i had brain cancer
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