DNA whilst having chemo

[louisa maud]

This  might  be  a  daft  question  but  can  a DNA test  be  done  whilst having chemo treatment, there is a gap of  3  weeks  in between treatments

Louisa  Maud

[phil57]

https://support.livingdna.com/hc/en-us/articles/360012528151-I-have-had-chemotherapy-will-this-affect-the-results-

In case the link doesn't work for non-subscribers, the relevant text says:

It is important to consider what sort of things can affect the sample collection rate or the results of the DNA testing.  Unfortunately, there is not a simple black and white answer to this.

Our bodies are fantastic things and it's difficult to say exactly what the effects of specific drugs or treatment can have on them. We know that different people can have the same treatment and experience different side effects and also the severity of those effects will vary.

With chemotherapy treatment in particular, what we do know is that this has the ability to affect the DNA you have.  It can damage some of the parts that we look at in order to provide you with results. In this case, we recommend that you allow 6 months from the date of your last treatment to take your DNA sample.

If you have any further concerns about past, present, or future treatment and your results with us your healthcare provider is the best most qualified person to answer these, they will have far greater knowledge than ours about the specific treatment you are receiving, and will, therefore, be able to give you advice that's correct for you.

[louisa maud]

Phil, whilst  you  have credited  to  my query I  notice  you  have  STOKES , LONDON   in  your surname  interests

[phil57]

Hi Louisa, yes Barking and West Ham mainly. I am a descendant of Francis STOKES born c. 1814 in Wilmington, Kent and his wife Margaret Joyce SIMMONDS from Greenwich. Family mainly in the Barking and West Ham area from the 1840s on.

[louisa maud]

No, the  connection  is Bethnal Green , Christopher  or George  Stokes both  I  believe were undertakers
LM

[phil57]

No, the  connection  is Bethnal Green , Christopher  or George  Stokes both  I  believe were undertakers
LM

No connection that I know of, sorry. There were a lot of Stokes' in London though

[louisa maud]

I do  look at  surnames, I  have  a  list as  long as  my arm and I  don't  think anyone  has  ever  contacted  me.

LM

[louisa maud]

Thank  you  for  the  help, my  friend  is  undergoing chemo and  when  i  told  her I  had  my DNA results she  said  she  would  like it  done, so it  made   me wonder

Thank  you

LM
Competed with  thanks