70 years old chemotherapy is good or no chemotherapy is good in the clinic is not clear, if 70 years old patients after comprehensive assessment and to chemotherapy tolerance, this time to do chemotherapy is better, if the opposite is not recommended chemotherapy.
Chemotherapy is a therapeutic method to kill tumor cells through chemical drugs, due to the toxicity of this drug, it will affect the normal cells and tumor cells of the whole body. If the 70-year-old patient is in good health and can tolerate the side effects of chemotherapy, it is better to do chemotherapy at this time.
If the 70-year-old patient’s KPS score is less than 50, there are serious dysfunctions of liver, kidney and other organs, suffering from serious cardiovascular disease, serious allergy to chemotherapy drugs, etc., it is not advisable to do chemotherapy at this time, so as not to make the patient’s physical condition worse.
Patients aged 70 should combine their own physical conditions and choose the appropriate treatment under the guidance of their doctors to avoid delaying their condition.