Cancerbackup: Chemotherapy

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Q&As on this topic

1. Does chemotherapy affect fertility? My boyfriend, aged 25, is about to have chemotherapy for Hodgkin lymphoma. We are planning to get married next year and would like to have children in the future.

last reviewed: 01.11.2004

2. Why do I need to take allopurinol when I start my chemotherapy for leukaemia?

last reviewed: 21.08.2007

3. I've been told I have neutropenia. What is a normal neutrophil count?

last reviewed: 12.09.2007

4. What is dose-dense chemotherapy?

last reviewed: 04.04.2007

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