Cancer Discussions, Cancer Treatment Options Forum - February 2nd, 2010 - 2 Comments
Is there anything wrong with wearing clothes that were worn by a cancer patient that had radiation treatments?
my aunt had lung cancer, and we’re not sure if her clothes are ok to take to a clothing shelf after her wearing them after having radiation treatments.
Radiation treatments for cancer leave no trace in clothes worn by the patient.
Her clothes are perfectly safe.
There is more danger from fluids (including sweat) from chemo patients, and that is negligible.
Most cancer patients wear gowns provided by the hospital and it wouldn’t matter if they did. Radiation doesn’t cling to fabric.