The Dramatic Reduction in Quality of Life of Chemotherapy Patients
Executive Summary
- A topic that is very little discussed by cancer centers is the reduction in the quality of life due to chemotherapy treatments.
Introduction
As is covered in multiple articles at this site, the benefits of chemotherapy are very weak, with extremely few chemotherapy patients having any idea what the benefits are before they begin treatment. This article focuses on the other side of the equation, which is what chemotherapy puts patients through.
The following quotes are from the book The Cancer Industry: Crimes, Conspiracy and The Death of My Mother.
Important Point #1: The Impact on Daily Living From Chemotherapy Treatments
Thousands of women who have received chemotherapy for breast cancer are struggling to live normal lives, reports a 2016 study published in the journal Cancer. Just one year after treatment, 20% of women above the age of 65 were so debilitated that they couldn’t carry out basic daily tasks like walking across the room, light housework, shopping, kneeling or standing long enough to shower.
Important Point #2: What Chemotherapy Drugs Do To Those That Handle the Drugs
Despite careful adherence to a strict set of safety protocols for handling chemotherapy drugs, including the use of personal protective equipment, more than half of nursing and pharmacy workers in a 2016 study reported complaints of dizziness simply from working with chemotherapy drugs.
Important Point #3: What Chemotherapy Drugs Do The Body
Just look at this list of impacts on the body from chemotherapy. There are so many negative impacts they have to be split into categories.
Impact on the Blood
Chemotherapy decreases red blood cells (anemia)
Chemotherapy decreases white blood cells (leukopenia)
Chemotherapy decreases blood platelets (thrombocytopenia)
Impact on Bone
Chemotherapy causes bone death (osteonecrosis)