How does chemotherapy affect lymphocytes?
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Most cancer patients know thatchemotherapy weakens their immune systems, putting them at risk for viral and bacterial infections. ... Predictably, the level of lymphocytes, which included various types of NK (or natural killer cells), T cells and B cells, dropped significantly after chemo, but the impact was short-term.
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Many studies have reported effects of chemotherapy on lymphocytes in breast cancer patients during the therapy itself or up to 3 months after the last chemotherapy cycle, with a consensus that chemotherapy reduces circulating lymphocyte levels [8–12].
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