Question 1

do many people loose their hair following whipple ire oncology surgery? is chemo part of the surgical protocol?

Accepted Answer

Hairloss: Normally hair loss is due to the toxic effect of chemotherapy on rapidly deciding cells such as those that produce hair.

Question 2

oncology: does a first chemo treatment session take 30 minutes or can it be 2 hours of actual infusion?

Accepted Answer

Depend kind of chemo: It depends to the kind of chemo ,some it could be push and some it could take long time

Question 3

what is the cost of medical oncology chemotherapy surgery ?

Accepted Answer

Rephrase: I suspect your question has not been answered because we cannot understand what you are asking. Furthermore, services such as these have different costs in different hospitals, geographic regions and different practices.

Question 4

what is the risk to cancer (oncology) nurses from working with hazardous chemotherapy drugs?

Accepted Answer

Zero: People working with cancer-fighting drugs did not have a higher risk of cancer themselves.

Question 5

oncology: does a patient under going an ire nanoknife procedure usually experience hair loss like a patient who goes through chemo?

Accepted Answer

No hair loss: NanoKnife IRE System that is Irreversible Electroporation, or IRE,  uses electrical energy to  target tumors on the cellular level. IRE destroys tumors using intense electric bursts,  IRE is a minimally invasive procedure with no surgical incision. Electricity is applied through probes inserted through the skin. Ultrasound or CT imaging  guides  the placement of the probes to the site of tumor.

Question 6

i was diagnosed with colon cancer & had a hemi colectomy.  oncology recommended that i go for preventative chemotherapy.  is there any alternative preventative care available if i choose not to go for chemo? anything that would boost my immune system

Accepted Answer

No: There is no effective way to boost the immune response to deal with residual colon cancer, if any. You should follow your doctor's advise.

Question 7

oncology: who are the best candidates to receive 24 hour iv chemotherapy in a hospital setting vs. 6 hour out patient? thank-you.

Accepted Answer

Inadequate info: It would seem, by your question, that there was a specific cancer you were asking about. If not, then more specific information needs to be provided in order to answer.

Question 8

pancreatic oncology: what is the hope that chemotherapy and radiation gives to a patient with pancreatic cancer in stage 2 or 3?

Accepted Answer

Not curative: Only palliative, extend life 2-3 years if that much

Question 9

can you die from chemo?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Chemotherapy can cause lowering of the white blood cell count and place an individual at an increased risk of getting an infection. If that happens the infection could run rampant and cause death. This scenario is often called neutropenic sepsis. It can occur approximately 10% of the time and death can occur about 10% of the time (1% overall).

Question 10

could i go from chemo to life suport?

Accepted Answer

It depends: it depends on what kind of Cancer you have and what all has been done for you already. If the chemotherapy has been fully utilized, then it is good to switch over to Palliative care. Life support means different things to different folks.  You should seek a palliative care specialist.

Get Virtual Care

For Businesses

About Us

HealthTap Online Primary Care Doctors Accepting New Patients

Doctor answers about:

Oncology chemo

A member asked:

Do many people loose their hair following whipple ire oncology surgery? is chemo part of the surgical protocol?

A member asked:

Oncology: does a first chemo treatment session take 30 minutes or can it be 2 hours of actual infusion?

A member asked:

What is the cost of medical oncology chemotherapy surgery ?

A member asked:

What is the risk to cancer (oncology) nurses from working with hazardous chemotherapy drugs?

A member asked:

Oncology: does a patient under going an ire nanoknife procedure usually experience hair loss like a patient who goes through chemo?

A member asked:

I was diagnosed with colon cancer & had a hemi colectomy. oncology recommended that i go for preventative chemotherapy. is there any alternative preventative care available if i choose not to go for chemo? anything that would boost my immune system

A member asked:

Oncology: who are the best candidates to receive 24 hour iv chemotherapy in a hospital setting vs. 6 hour out patient? thank-you.

A member asked:

Pancreatic oncology: what is the hope that chemotherapy and radiation gives to a patient with pancreatic cancer in stage 2 or 3?

A member asked:

Can you die from chemo?

A member asked:

Could i go from chemo to life suport?

HealthTap Online Primary Care Doctors Accepting New Patients

Telemedicine

Primary Care

Manage Your Conditions

Women's Health

Children's Health

Men's Health

Senior Health

Wellness, Prevention & Lifestyle

Sexual Health

Mental & Behavioral Health

Travel Medicine

Urgent Care

Didn't find what you're looking for?

More of what we treat

Allergies

Antibiotics

Asthma

High Blood Pressure

Prescriptions

Type 2 Diabetes

For Businesses

Company

Health Content

Join Us

Download HealthTap

Questions?