Chapter 12: What Are Side Effects Of Treatment? Recommended images from the Toolkit Library: #24 Vomiting #25 Appetite Loss #26 Temporary Hair Loss #27 Mouth Sores #28 Infection #29 Tingling Pain #30 Bleeding or Bruising #31 Extreme Tiredness #32 Diarrhea #33 Fever Use this text as written: Surgery, radiotherapy and chemo can have side effects. It’s hard to predict what side effects a person will have. Even when people get the same treatment they can have different side effects. Some can be severe and others mild. Some people have a tough time with cancer treatment, but many others manage quite well. And most side effects of cancer treatment can be treated. The side effects one may experience after surgery differ depending on the type of surgery. Radiotherapy side effects: Radiation treatments are completely painless, but they can cause skin sores or rashes, loss of appetite and extreme tiredness. Tiredness often lasts for many weeks after treatment ends. Other side effects can happen, too, depending on what part of the body is being treated. Chemo side effects:
Chapter 12: What Are Side Effects Of Treatment? Recommended images from the Toolkit Library: #24 Vomiting #25 Appetite Loss #26 Temporary Hair Loss #27 Mouth Sores #28 Infection #29 Tingling Pain #30 Bleeding or Bruising #31 Extreme Tiredness #32 Diarrhea #33 Fever Use this text as written: Surgery, radiotherapy and chemo can have side effects. It’s hard to predict what side effects a person will have. Even when people get the same treatment they can have different side effects. Some can be severe and others mild. Some people have a tough time with cancer treatment, but many others manage quite well. And most side effects of cancer treatment can be treated. The side effects one may experience after surgery differ depending on the type of surgery. Radiotherapy side effects: Radiation treatments are completely painless, but they can cause skin sores or rashes, loss of appetite and extreme tiredness. Tiredness often lasts for many weeks after treatment ends. Other side effects can happen, too, depending on what part of the body is being treated. Chemo side effects:
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