There are a number of side effects associated with radiation therapy (also referred to as “radiotherapy” or “radiation”), a type of cancer treatment that helps kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. Radiation side effects vary from patient to patient, with some individuals suffering severe side effects and others experiencing hardly any side effects at all. If you’re struggling with adverse symptoms to chemotherapy, Acupuncture Zen can help.
Some chemo drugs can damage cells in the heart, kidneys, bladder, lungs, and nervous system. Sometimes, you can take medicines with the chemo to help protect your body’s normal cells. There are also treatments to help relieve side effects.
Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is caused by many anti-cancer drugs including platinum-based agents, vinca alkaloids, taxanes, and proteasome and angiogenesis inhibitors. Long-term CIPN is associated with high morbidity including depression, ataxia, insomnia. Kerckhove et al. provide a comprehensive review of pathophysiological mechanisms, symptoms and risk factors of long-term CIPN induced by specific types of chemotherapeutic drugs. However, prevention and treatment strategies for long-term CIPN are not well-developed and are urgently needed. Thus, it is gratifying to include two original studies on this issue, in this Research Topic.
Many side effects go away fairly quickly, but some might take months or even years to go away completely. These are called late effects.
Sometimes the side effects can last a lifetime, such as when chemo causes long-term damage to the heart, lungs, kidneys, or reproductive organs. Certain types of chemo sometimes cause delayed effects, such as a second cancer that may show up many years later.
Many people want to take an active role in improving their overall health. They want to help their body’s natural defenses fight the cancer and speed up their recovery from chemo. Most people think of vitamins as a safe way to improve health, so it’s not surprising that many people with cancer take high doses of one or more vitamins. But some vitamins might make chemo less effective.
If you’re concerned about nutrition, you can usually get plenty of vitamins by eating a well- balanced diet. See Nutrition for People With Cancer to learn more about nutrition during and after cancer treatment.
Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is caused by many anti-cancer drugs including platinum-based agents, vinca alkaloids, taxanes, and proteasome and angiogenesis inhibitors. Long-term CIPN is associated with high morbidity including depression, ataxia, insomnia. Kerckhove et al. provide a comprehensive review of pathophysiological mechanisms, symptoms and risk factors of long-term CIPN induced by specific types of chemotherapeutic drugs. However, prevention and treatment strategies for long-term CIPN are not well-developed and are urgently needed. Thus, it is gratifying to include two original studies on this issue, in this Research Topic.
Many side effects go away fairly quickly, but some might take months or even years to go away completely. These are called late effects.
Sometimes the side effects can last a lifetime, such as when chemo causes long-term damage to the heart, lungs, kidneys, or reproductive organs. Certain types of chemo sometimes cause delayed effects, such as a second cancer that may show up many years later.
Many people want to take an active role in improving their overall health. They want to help their body’s natural defenses fight the cancer and speed up their recovery from chemo. Most people think of vitamins as a safe way to improve health, so it’s not surprising that many people with cancer take high doses of one or more vitamins. But some vitamins might make chemo less effective.
If you’re concerned about nutrition, you can usually get plenty of vitamins by eating a well- balanced diet. See Nutrition for People With Cancer to learn more about nutrition during and after cancer treatment.
Many side effects go away fairly quickly, but some might take months or even years to go away completely. These are called late effects.
Sometimes the side effects can last a lifetime, such as when chemo causes long-term damage to the heart, lungs, kidneys, or reproductive organs. Certain types of chemo sometimes cause delayed effects, such as a second cancer that may show up many years later.
Many people want to take an active role in improving their overall health. They want to help their body’s natural defenses fight the cancer and speed up their recovery from chemo. Most people think of vitamins as a safe way to improve health, so it’s not surprising that many people with cancer take high doses of one or more vitamins. But some vitamins might make chemo less effective.
If you’re concerned about nutrition, you can usually get plenty of vitamins by eating a well- balanced diet. See Nutrition for People With Cancer to learn more about nutrition during and after cancer treatment.
Many people want to take an active role in improving their overall health. They want to help their body’s natural defenses fight the cancer and speed up their recovery from chemo. Most people think of vitamins as a safe way to improve health, so it’s not surprising that many people with cancer take high doses of one or more vitamins. But some vitamins might make chemo less effective.
If you’re concerned about nutrition, you can usually get plenty of vitamins by eating a well- balanced diet. See Nutrition for People With Cancer to learn more about nutrition during and after cancer treatment.