Can Chemotherapy Make A Person Radio Active?

Posted on Wed, 26 Mar 2014

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Question : Now iam going through chemo and radiation. I have been prescribed for one session every week for six weeks. Yesterday I had my first session of chemo and second session of radiation. i have been prescribed for 30 session's of radiation of 2 grays each. Now my question is am I radio active now. I have a daughter of 2 1/2 yrs old and she loves me a lot, as soon as I reach home after the sessions she runs to me to give me a hug. Now my curiosity is it safe for her?

Answered by Dr. Lohit K (-3 hours later)

Brief Answer: no. you can enjoy with family and friends Detailed Answer: Hi, thanks for using HCM. I went through the query and understood your concern. No, you are not radio active. You can enjoy your routine activities with your family. With radiotherapy the radiation will be targeted only to cancer cell and hence they will be killed. All other cells will not be affected with this and post radiation there won't be any effect. But you may feel week due to the therapy. I hope this information helps you. Feel free to ask if any further queries and I will be glad to answer them. Wish you good health and faster recovery. Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar