Forum: Anticancer

I have a mother who requires rituxan and truly wishes to breastfeed. From the information in Meds and Mother's Milk I understand that a new infant...

Hi, I am currently receiving weekly cisplatin 70 milligrams for 6 weeks. My baby is 3 months old and I've been pumping and dumping. How long do I...

Hello, I have been prescribed a 3-week course of Ektomun to be administered by IV twice a week. I am currently nursing a 4-month old and have been...

Hi all, Mitomycon C (anticancer drug, repurposed) has been recommended to me as part of laser eye surgery. There would be one drop in each eye to...

Would you please comment on the recent letter in annals of oncology Volume 23 No. 2, pages 543-544, regarding the absence of 5-FU in the milk of a...

Hello, I am starting filgrastim injections in two weeks for a bone marrow donation through pbsc. My local LLL advised me to ask here if it's possible...

I was wondering if someone knows the amount of time I need to wait after getting chemo before I can breastfeed again, my oncoligest doesn't...

I am breast cancer and my son was born ten days ago. During I was pregnant I had 5 cycles of antracyclines and actualy I have to do two more cycles...

I am a Lactation Consultant in Private Practice in Brisbane Australia. I would like Dr. Hale to be able to give me advise, over and above what is...

I am a pediatric oncology nurse due with my first baby in the next month. The concern I have is upon return from my maternity leave if it is safe...

Presently we have a mother of a former 26 week preemie who is now 4 weeks old. She has received an injection into her eye of Avastin last evening. ...

Dr Hale: We have a mother diagnosed with Thyroid cancer, her infant is 9 months old. Are there contraindications to using Activating Hextose...

Can a postpartum women breastfeed while receiving treatment for lymphoma with ABVD ? She receives treatment once a week. The baby is 3 days old...