Is it safe to have chemotherapy for a old aged woman?
Patient: age77 years H:5ft,4in W:100lbs I am a prostate cancer patient TURP & Orchidectomy operations have been done at KOlkata in Jannuary -2011Palliative radiations have been given in the pelvic region & prostate gland areas in June'11Doctor has given Bis phosphonate injectionto relieve back pain Now is suggesting to take Chemotherapy injectionI am in dillema whether at this age & health condition I shall be able to withsta nd chemoBlood PSAvalue is >100& Hb%is 8.5 Need your valued advice Doctor: Hi, dearI have gone through your question. I can understand your concern.You have prostate cancer. You have gone through surgery and radiation. Now you need chemotherapy. It depends on general condition of patient that he can tolerate chemotherapy or not. If you are otherwise ok then you should take chemotherapy. If you can not tolerate that then it can be stopped. Consult your doctor and take treatment accordingly.Hope I have answered your question, if you have any doubts then contact me at bit.ly/Drsanghvihardik, I will be happy to answer you.Thanks for using health care magic.Wish you a very good health.