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How much time do you usually rest after chemo therapy before you go to a radiation therapy ?
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Variable: One factor is for physical strength and fatigue. However, most patients are not held from radiation due to fatigue. If offered though, it may be worth taking a break to recover. The second factor is for prevention of damage to a particular organ such as the heart or brain, in which patients are on a break for ~a couple of weeks to let the chemotherapy levels decrease in the blood.
Answered 5/16/2015
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