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1. I have a large bowel cancer and liver secondaries. I have had chemotherapy with fluorouracil and leucovorin which helped but things are getting worse again now. My doctor has suggested a new drug called oxaliplatin. Can you tell me something about this?

last reviewed: 07.09.2005

2. I have been told that if I have chemotherapy, I will not be able to have children. Is this true? Having children to carry on the family name is important to me.

last reviewed: 31.01.2007

3. My mum is having chemotherapy for a cancer. I would like to visit her but my daughter had chickenpox last month. Is it safe for me to visit my mum?

last reviewed: 27.07.2006

4. My daughter is having chemotherapy for cancer. She is coming to stay with me. I know people on chemotherapy are at risk of developing infections. Does this mean I have to get rid of our pets?

last reviewed: 01.01.2005

5. Is scalp cooling for chemotherapy safe?

last reviewed: 27.01.2005

6. I am going to have chemotherapy. My doctor has mentioned scalp cooling to try and stop any hair loss. Can you tell me what this involves?

last reviewed: 27.01.2005

7. I am going to have chemotherapy. The doctors are going to give me steroids with my chemotherapy. Will the steroids make me put on weight?

last reviewed: 27.01.2005

8. My white blood cell count is very low after chemotherapy. Is there any special diet I can have to boost my white cells?

last reviewed: 27.01.2005

9. My daughter is having chemotherapy for a cancer. She has had two courses of treatment so far but has had very few side-effects. Does this mean the treatment is not working?

last reviewed: 27.01.2005

10. My wife is having chemotherapy with the drug doxorubicin. She has developed palpitations, breathlessness and a fast pulse. I have read that doxorubicin can cause heart problems. Do you think the drug has damaged her heart?

last reviewed: 01.01.2005

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