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Final word of conclusion
Now you know how to calculate BSA and the total dose of chemotherapy if you know the doses of different chemotherapy drugs. How do you know the standard doses of chemotherapy drugs? Same chemotherapy dose can be significantly different from anyone chemotherapy regimen to another; it is very difficult to give one single standard dose for most of the chemotherapy drugs. You must ask your oncologist what exact regimen he is using and dosages of different chemotherapy drugs for that regimen. Once you know the names of chemotherapy drugs you are about to get and the know the doses your oncologist is going to use, you can simply go to the BSA and dose calculation site and calculate your total dose for each of the drugs. Now knowing what dose of each chemotherapy drug you are expected to receive, it is easy to check with the oncology nurse to assure that you are receiving the right chemotherapy drug and also receiving the drug in the dose range ordered by your oncologist. I am sure most of the oncology nurses will only appreciate your extra effort.
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