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What Causes Pain In The Hands After Chemotherapy?
Hello doctor, my mother underwent 8 cycles of chemo for colon cancer.After chemo, her alkaline phosphatase was 252 u/l.After 1 month it increased to 710 u/l. Now she is having pain on her hands and little difficulty while bending her hands to backward. Please explain
Mon, 30 Apr 2018
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I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
Cancers that are already present in certain organs and tissues can produce alkaline phosphatase elevations if metastasis is not present.
For example Breast carcinoma, Colon cancer, Leukemia - cancer of the bone marrow, Lymphoma - cancer of the white blood cells, pancreatic cancer and Lung cancer.
Please consult your oncologist so that he will examine and treat you accordingly.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
Cancers that are already present in certain organs and tissues can produce alkaline phosphatase elevations if metastasis is not present.
For example Breast carcinoma, Colon cancer, Leukemia - cancer of the bone marrow, Lymphoma - cancer of the white blood cells, pancreatic cancer and Lung cancer.
Please consult your oncologist so that he will examine and treat you accordingly.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu
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