Radiptherapy and thrush

Mummam

Hi I have had my 3rd radiotherapy treatment today and I'm getting signs of thrush, is this possible?

Moderators

Hi Mummam,

Thanks for posting this question, and welcome to our community.

We did find this about thrush (Candidiasis) and radiation in our content, we did read this on on cancer.gov (the National Cancer Institute's site): https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/side...

And on Healthline (look under the paragraph on what causes oral thrush):

https://www.healthline.com/health/thrush#causes

Hang in there, and thanks for joining us!

Mummam

Hi thanks for reply, I should have been specific on thrush, its not oral its vaginal !!

Moderators

ah yes, it can be oral or vaginal, indeed. Apologies for the assumption.

Infections are common in people receiving cancer treatment because it lowers the number of white blood cells (WBCs).

Read more: http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/diagnosis-and-treatment/managing-side-effects/infection/?region=on#ixzz5LS9TIrun

You may want to also use our search box in the left navigation to search, as we know it is not uncommon.