Cancer and its treatments may create side effects. A side effect is a harmful and/or undesired result. Through the proper interventions, cancer side effects can be decreased, corrected, and sometimes avoided altogether. Many integrative cancer care strategies achieve these important goals toward a better quality of life. In some situations, cancer related survival might also improve.
Adverse effect is a more accurate label instead of side effect. The term side effect suggests a secondary reaction when the effect is central to the disease and therapies that cause them.
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We will provide information about the following cancer side effects topics as well as others.
- Anemia
- Anxiety
- Chemo Brain
- Constipation & Diarrhea
- Depression
- Fatigue
- Fevers
- Hair Loss
- Infections
- Infertility
- Low Blood Counts
- Lymphedema
- Mouth Sores
- Nausea & Vomiting
- Neuropathy
- Neutropenia
- Pain
- Sexual Issues
- Thrombocytopenia
- Weight Gain
- Weight Loss
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