Ask the Doctor: Chemotherapy will prevent bone marrow from producing red blood cells

The aching joint can be a symptom of arthritis. Even well-informed, senior citizens and those without sufficient education make the mistake of assuming that it is just an aching joint. This puts you in grave danger of becoming completely incapable of movement at all within a few years, if the disease is left untreated. Arthritis affects us in a number of different ways as the symptoms. The joints between the bones are filled with soft tissues called the cartilages. When the cartilages are affected, then the tiny bones that support the joints begin to rub against each other, resulting in the wear and tear of the bones. This causes pain and swellings in the joints.

Chemotherapy affects the bone marrow’s ability to produce adequate numbers of blood cells. As a result, the blood count that includes the number of white cells, platelets and red cells circulating in your blood will generally reduce in number. If the red blood cell count and haemoglobin levels drop, the patient will probably become anaemic and nutrition has to be monitored regularly. Chemotherapy is also associated with recurrence of cancer, however, it is considered as the standard treatment for cancer treatment.