Lung damage from bleomycin does not happen often. The risk of lung problems starts during your bleomycin treatment and can continue for many years afterwards. Things that may increase your risk are: • being older than 40 years • having other lung disease • being a smoker • having kidney problems.

What are the long term side effects of bleomycin?

The chemo drug bleomycin can damage the lungs, as can radiation therapy to the chest. This can lead to problems like shortness of breath, which might not show up until years after treatment. Smoking can also seriously damage the lungs, so it's important that people who have had these treatments do not smoke.

Is lung Damage From Chemo reversible?

While there is no specific treatment to reverse lung damage, your doctor may prescribe medications or therapies to help manage the symptoms of lung toxicity.