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About Chemotherapy Drugs
About Avoiding Side Effects of Chemotherapy
About the Side Effects of Alimta Chemotherapy
About the Side Effects of Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer
About the Side Effects of Chemotherapy for Stomach Cancer
About the Side Effects of Mitosis Chemotherapy
About the Side Effects of Taxel Chemotherapy
About the Side Effects of Taxol Chemotherapy
About the Side Effects of Topical Chemotherapy
All Chemotherapy Drugs & Their Side Effects
Chemicals Used in Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy Side Effects: Skin
Chemotherapy Tablets & Side Effects
Common Side Effects of Cisplatin Chemotherapy
Effects of Chemotherapy on PET Imaging
Lasting Effects of Chemotherapy
Long-Term Side Effects From Chemotherapy
Nutrition for Chemotherapy Side Effects
Physical Effects of Chemotherapy
Side Effects of Chemotherapy on Dogs
Side Effects of Low-Dose Chemotherapy
Types of Chemotherapy
Types of Chemotherapy Drugs
What Is Chemotherapy?
Side Effects of Chemo for Colon Cancer
Sexual Side Effects of Chemotherapy
Side Effects From a Chemotherapy Overdose
Chemotherapy is the complex method of killing micro-organisms and cells. Doctors often use these antineopl… More
Chemotherapy is the treatment of disease using cell-killing chemicals. Surgery and radiation are often par… More
Low-dose chemotherapy cancer treatments have fewer and less severe side effects than traditional chemother… More
The long-term side effects from chemotherapy cancer treatments can include a suppressed immune system, wei… More
The side effects of chemotherapy treatments for stomach cancer include nausea, hair loss, weight loss, and… More
The physical effects of chemotherapy can include lack of growth if chemotherapy cancer treatments are give… More
Chemotherapy is a treatment consisting of drugs toxic to cancer cells. Cats, as well as dogs, generally to… More
Some of the more common side effects of Alimta chemotherapy, which is commonly used for mesothelioma lung … More
There is a variety of drugs used in conjunction with chemotherapy treatments that work to improve the resu… More
Good nutrition for reducing chemotherapy treatment side effects includes eating several small meals, stick… More
The sexual side effects of chemotherapy cancer treatments can include decreased libido, pubic hair loss, i… More
PET imaging is often used after a first chemotherapy cancer treatment to show whether the treatment is wor… More
Topical chemotherapy ointments, often used for skin cancer, will typically cause a deep sore or ulcer on t… More
Summary: The long-term side effects from chemotherapy cancer treatments can include a suppressed immune system, weight loss, hair loss and increased risk of developing other cancers. Find out how many chemotherapy side effects will go away with time with insight from a doctor in this free video on chemotherapy and cancer treatments.
Dr. David Cathcart has been a family doctor and occupational medicine specialist for more than 20 years. He works at Heartland Regional Medical Center in St. Joseph, Mo.read more
"Hello I'm Dr. David Cathcart. I'm a family practice physician from Heartland Regional Medical Center in St. Joseph and we're going to talk about chemotherapy drugs and their side effects today. Chemotherapy as we have been talking about has many short term effects and most of them are not serious and most of them go away. Some of the side effects, however, can be longer lasting in fact some of them can be permanent. The longer lasting side effects would be things like suppression of your immune system. That can last for several years where you may be more susceptible to infection for several years until your immune system fully recovers. Certainly weight loss, weight loss can last for some period of time until your appetite starts to pick back up. Hair loss, this is something that can also last for some period of time until the side effects of the chemotherapy are completely out of your system. Another long lasting side effect that is maybe not a side effect but certainly puts someone at increased risk is the fact that if you have been on chemotherapeutic agents your risks for developing other cancers down the road is longer or more likely than someone who has not had chemotherapy. There are short term, long term and permanent potential side effects for chemotherapy. Again there is or it is very rare or unusual that anybody would get all the side effects. Most people will get some and these side effects are almost, most all of them will go away given some time or at least reduce in severity and almost all of them have some sort of treatment that will help minimize symptoms in the event that you do have long term side effects. This is Dr. Cathcart talking about the long term side effects of chemotherapy."
eHow Article: Long-Term Side Effects From Chemotherapy
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