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Effects of Chemotherapy on your Body

Chemotherapy side effects might vary for every patient and depends on certain factors, like age or the existing health conditions. But no matter how severe, these side effects are discernible for almost every patient. For more details visit at - https://www.voiceofcancerpatients.com/all-cancers/cancer-therapy/chemotherapy

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Effects of Chemotherapy on your Body

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  1. Effects of Chemotherapy on Your Body After receiving a cancer diagnosis, your first reaction might be to ask your doctor to sign you up for chemotherapy. After all chemotherapy is one of the most common and powerful forms of cancer treatment. While chemotherapy does help with cancer treatment, it can have a lot of side effects as well. Chemotherapy side effects depend on your overall health, age, and type of chemotherapy. Let's learn some of the common side effects of chemotherapy.

  2. Hair Loss Chemotherapy damages the hair follicles and causes them to temporarily stop hair regrowth. The side effect, however, is temporary.

  3. Anxiety and Depression Chemotherapy side effects add up to the stress in our daily lives and can become overwhelming leading to anxiety or depression.

  4. Brain Fog Foggy thinking and memory problems are often referred to as having a ‘chemo brain’. This side effect can cause further anxiety and stress during the recovery time.

  5. Decreased Urination Less urination might indicate that chemotherapy is harming the kidneys.

  6. Loss of Appetite Chemotherapy can disturb the whole digestive system and lead to a loss of appetite. This is usually a temporary issue.

  7. Chemotherapy side effects might vary for every patient and depends on certain factors, like age or the existing health conditions. But no matter how severe, these side effects are discernible for almost every patient.

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