4. Chemotherapy drugs can damage the lungs and cause pulmonary fibrosis.
Chemotherapy drugs are made to kill cancer cells, but a lot of the time it makes the person feel worse than better. While a person is taking the chemotherapy drug, the lungs may become damaged. It can happen quick. Since the body is already affected by cancer, it is easy for the lungs to become damaged.
It is important to ask your doctor about the side effects of the medicine. Sometimes it’s best to not take a chemotherapy drug because it can make the cancer progress to your lungs. Even though you want to get better, sometimes it doesn’t pay to take chemotherapy drugs. Cancer patients need to educate themselves on different chemotherapy drugs on the market. Methotrexate and Cyclophosphamide are two of the class of chemotherapy drugs that can cause damage to the lungs, so steer clear of them.