eli5: Why cant they anesthetize chemo patients so they don’t feel the pain from chemotherapy?
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It varies hugely depending on individual, which chemotherapy drugs, what dosages, what frequency.
But, basically, Because after each dose in general you’ve got a few days of the worst of the effects before they subside. And they can be dosed weekly or every few days for months.
Putting someone into effectively an induced coma for 6-12 months is impractical at best, bad for their health at worst.
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