A cancer patient has revealed why you should never share the same toilet as someone undergoing chemotherapy, warning the consequences could be devastating.
Misty Myers, 42, describes her journey to battle stage 3 triple negative breast cancer: TikTokrecently revealed her eye-opening insight into how treatment affects other people in the household.
“Persons receiving treatment are encouraged to use a separate toilet from the rest of the household,” Misty, a mother of eight, said in the article. video.
If a separate toilet is not available, it is recommended to flush the toilet three times with the lid on after each use and give it a thorough cleaning immediately, Misty said.
She explained that if someone uses the toilet and doesn’t close the lid, water can splash and become airborne or land on other surfaces in the bathroom.
Misty added that this exposure to chemicals used in cancer treatment can be dangerous for people who are not cancer patients.
“All kinds of side effects can occur, including dizziness, rash, nausea, vomiting, and skin problems,” she said.
Misty also shared some long-term effects, including an increased chance of being diagnosed with cancer later in life and fertility issues.
Misty Myers, 42, has been sharing her progress with stage 3 breast cancer on TikTok, and recently revealed an eye-opening insight into how treatment affects other people in her family. I made it.
Misty pointed out that cancer patients are at “high risk” of not being able to conceive after undergoing chemotherapy.
“Please make sure you are taking proper precautions in your home,” she urged.
‘[Make sure] “You’re cleaning things the way you’re supposed to clean them with Clorax,” she added.
According to oncolinkit’s important to be careful when sharing living space with someone undergoing chemotherapy.
“Long-term exposure (such as that seen in nurses and pharmacists) is thought to be associated with birth defects, miscarriage, and cancer later in life,” the site explains. .
The cancer information website adds that the risks from limited exposure to chemotherapy are “really unknown,” but it is best to “avoid exposure whenever possible.”
“There is a risk of exposure for caregivers of patients receiving chemotherapy at home and for patients returning home after treatment in a hospital or infusion center,” the report said.
Last year, experts warned that hundreds of cancer patients were dying preventable deaths due to deadly side effects of chemotherapy treatments.
Misty explained that exposure to chemicals used in cancer treatment can be dangerous for people who don’t have cancer (stock image)
This complication, which affects 1 in 50 patients, destroys healthy cells in the body, eventually causing multiple organ failure and, in worst cases, death.
This affects people undergoing the most common type of chemotherapy, which lacks certain enzymes needed to metabolize drugs.
Experts say there are tests to determine which patients are unlucky enough to be affected, but not enough doctors are using them.
A report published by BMJ Oncology estimates that a record 2 million Americans will be diagnosed with cancer this year. About half of them will receive chemotherapy or radiation therapy, according to the CDC.
Chemotherapy is a drug treatment that aims to kill rapidly growing cells, such as cancer cells.
There are several different drug options for chemotherapy, and the specific drug a patient is prescribed depends on the type of cancer, how advanced it is, and other factors such as pre-existing medical conditions.
However, although this drug is aimed at killing malignant cells, the main risk is that it may also destroy surrounding healthy cells such as blood cells and hair follicles.
