My wife has a brain tumor which was operated on last October, followed by 6 weeks of chemo and radiation. Then for the last 7 months she is taking Temodar pills 5 days a month. She is to start this next regimen tonight but has a bad cough and her chest is tight. Should she take her chemo pills?
Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. Yes she can definitely take chemo pills. But we need to rule out chest infection first because chemotherapy makes person immunosuppressive and more prone to infection.  So chest infection must be rule out first. So get done chest x-ray first. If this is normal than no need to worry about lung infection. Take antihistamines and simple antibiotic for her cough and chest tightness.  Continue chemo pills.