What are the side effects of chemotherapy for breast cancer treatment?
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Johns Hopkins Medicine answered:Your medical oncologist, who specializes in treating cancer and in administering chemotherapy treatment, should help you reduce and prevent the side effects from the chemotherapy drugs. Each drug has different potential side effects, so patients should ask for information about their drugs. Common side effects include:
• Gastrointestinal problems
• Hair loss
• Changes in red and white blood cell count
* As a precaution, you should limit your exposure to people with colds or flu.You should request written information about the particular drug you may take to better understand how these drugs will affect your daily life and what you can do to minimize the side effects. At Johns Hopkins, we invite our patients to a chemotherapy class, where they receive one-on-one education about the medicines they will take.
Your medical oncologist, who specializes in treating cancer and in administering chemotherapy treatment, should help you reduce and prevent the side effects from the chemotherapy drugs. Each drug has different potential side effects, so patients... More
