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Tuesday, May 30, 2023

News alert: A cancer drug shortage is forcing doctors to reduce doses of chemotherapy. Here's why we're at a critical point – and what can be done.

More than a dozen cancer drugs have been in shortage in recent months, putting patients, particularly women, at risk.

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Tue May 30 2023
 
 
4. Chemotherapy Chemotherapy drugs are linked with causing certain second cancers -- new cancers arising in cancer survivors -- but doctors and researchers don't know exactly why. The higher the dose and the longer the treatment, the higher the risk of a new cancer occurring. The cancers most often associated with chemo are myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), a disorder caused by the disruption of blood cells production, and AML. Sometimes, MDS occurs first, then turns into AML, according to the American Cancer Society. Another type of leukemia, acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), has been linked to chemotherapy as well. Chemo treatment for testicular cancer specifically has been linked to the development of second cancers. ALSO READ: States with the Highest and Lowest Cancer Rates
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