Baby Chemotherapy Side Effects

Cancer and the treatment of it can weaken the immune system.

Baby chemotherapy side effects.

Some chemo drugs can also cause. Generally breastfeeding is not recommended while women are receiving chemotherapy. Chemotherapy related hair loss alopecia in children. Chemotherapy can cause nausea feeling sick to your stomach and vomiting throwing up.

Chemotherapy related mouth mucositis in children. There could be serious side effects in the nursing infant such as suppression of the immune system and an increased risk for cancer. Certain types of chemo drugs are more likely to cause nausea and vomiting than others which is. Side effects of chemotherapy and quality of life in ovarian and breast cancer patients.

Be sure to talk to your. E meyers c. Because chemotherapy kills healthy immune cells it. High risk newborn blood disorders.

Illness and a weakened immune system. 11 common chemotherapy side effects plus how to ease them 1. Pain weakness numbness tingling in the hands and feet peripheral neuropathy. Whether you have these side effects and how much depends on the specific drugs and dose.

Be sure to talk to your healthcare provider about all of your breastfeeding questions. Fatigue hair loss easy bruising and bleeding infection anemia low red blood cell counts nausea and vomiting appetite changes constipation diarrhea mouth tongue and throat problems such as sores and pain with swallowing. It is because the chemotherapy agent could pass through the breast milk to your baby. You ve probably heard a lot about this chemotherapy side effect because it s a common one.

The 10 most common side effects include. Managing chemotherapy side effects a person receiving chemotherapy has a higher than normal susceptibility to infection. Current opinion in obstetrics and. Inflammatory and infectious neurological disorders.

Breastfeeding is not recommended while women are receiving chemotherapy. The right medications given before and after each dose of chemotherapy can usually prevent nausea and vomiting. Inflammatory and infectious musculoskeletal disorders. Diagnosing anemia in children.

There could be serious side effects in the nursing infant such as suppression of the immune system and an increased risk for cancer. Hepatitis b hbv in children. Even a cold can cause serious illness in a person undergoing chemotherapy so a baby with even a case of the sniffles.