hi  my name is sade, i just recently learned that my mother has cancer. yes they found it in the early stages and have begun the process of chemo but her white cells arent building back up like they should. what can i do to help increase them in a non harmful way.
White blood cell count can be safely increased with pegfilgrastim 6\u00a0mg given subcutaneously. This injection should be given at least 24 hours after chemotherapy and next chemotherapy should be administered 14 days after the injection. If next chemotherapy is scheduled in less than 14 days from now, then injection filgrastim 6 micrograms per kilogram can be given subcutaneously once daily for few days. Please discuss it with your oncologist.