Adverse Effects of Anti-Cancer Drugs
In the short term, the adverse effects may include :
- nausea
- vomiting
- fatigue
- hair loss
- dermatitis
- anemia
- leucopenia (low white blood count)
- thrombocytopenia (low platelet count)
- mouth ulcers
- stomach and intestinal ulcers
- pain
- diarrhea
- constipation
- neuropathy
- sedation
- toxicity to kidney and liver
- hemorrhage from bladder (cystitis)
Most of the side-effects disappear after
completion of treatment, but some produce long-term or delayed effects.
Infertility and a risk of leukemia are some of the delayed side
effects.
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