Hello Sarah and thanks for posting

Chemotherapy can sometimes affect the liver function. The drugs  pass through the liver and over time can cause some liver changes that can affect it's overall function. So when the levels are high doctors will often postpone chemotherapy for a week or two until the liver function has recovered sufficiently to have the next course of chemotherapy.

Short delays like this can sometimes happen and is unlikely to have an impact on your mum's cancer. However, if it keeps happening then sometimes doctors may have to consider reducing the chemotherapy dose, or stop it if they think it is doing more harm than good.

There is nothing that your mum can do or take to help her liver function recover. It does this on it's own over time.

I hope your mum is able to restart her chemotherapy soon. Please get back to us if you need any more information or support.  You may find it helpful to talk things through with one of the nurses on our helpline.  The number to call is Freephone 0808 800 4040 and the lines are open from 9am till 5pm Monday to Friday.

Kind regards,

Celene