Chemotherapy Side Effects
Side effects
As the healthy tissues have dividing cells as well like cancer cells so there is an evident possibility that chemotherapy will cause side effects by harming the healthy cells in body. The fact that chemotherapy drugs kill healthy dividing cells helps in explaining why it causes side effects. However normal cells can repair and replace the healthy cells that suffer damage from chemotherapy and the damage to healthy cells does not last longer. It is important to note that not every patient will get all of the side effects and the intensity of these side effects also differs. Most of the side effects last only for a short time and there are medicines which can resolve or reduce these side effects. Also, the side effects start dissipating once you complete your chemotherapy treatment. Following is the description of the possible side effects of chemotherapy:
Fatigue
Fatigue is one of the most common side effects of chemotherapy due to the drugs themselves and the toll it takes on the mind and body of the patient. Moreover, other physiological changes occurring due to chemotherapy cause fatigue and general weakness without working too much.