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Side Effects

From depression to hair loss, cancer treatment side effects can be difficult to deal with. Our supportive online forum can help you research new strategies and locate resources for dealing with cancer treatment side effects. Join today to share information and experiences with other patients who are also working to recover from their cancer treatment.

Side Effects Discussions

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Adhesions
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My name is Angie and I am 30 years of age. I have had surgery 2x for removal of tumor and lymphnodes in the small intestines. (rare type of disease). After my...
101/23/03 Message Rating
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Did anyone else have gallbladd...
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I was wondering if anyone else had digestive problems as a side effect of chemo? I started having problems right away and it was thought to have been acid refl...
001/20/03 Message Rating
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Would like to talk find out ab...
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My father is having surgery and after surgery he will not be able to talk anymore; I need to find out about how he can communicate when someone calls his house ...
301/14/03 Message Rating
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Stage 4 colon cancer
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I'm interested in any information or situation a person has been through with this type of cancer. Right now I am getting chemo treatment every two weeks. The...
111/04/02 Message Rating
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Neupogen injections
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I have just completed my 5th monthly 5-day chemo treatment for colon cancer and am expecting to receive the treatments for at least 7 more months. After each t...
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Squamous cell cancer in cartil...
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My sister has just been diagnosed with nasal cancer and the doctors say there is not much they can do but operate and take a good portion of her nose and then r...
210/01/02 Message Rating
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Lymphedema, in glands under th...
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18 months after cancer, lymph node removal and 1 year after brachytherapy I have developed enlarged glands between the rib cage and breast. They are the size of...
1309/18/02 Message Rating
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Weight loss
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I have lost 45 lbs since relapse of Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma Large B Cell, I've tried many different drinks (Ensure, Boost, Atkins, Carb Solution, etc.) You name i...
109/12/02 Message Rating
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Side effects after radiation
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Interested to know about duration of "side effects" as a result of pelvic radiation. I am undergoing IMRT and about 40% through. Thanx for your info/advice.
209/01/02 Message Rating
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Metastasized colon cancer
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Is anyone taking xeloda for this type of cancer and if so, what were the results and side effects?
607/31/02 Message Rating
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Gleevec
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Has anyone taken this medication? My doctor is putting me on it for sarcoma. What I have read sounds positive. I was just wondering if anyone had taken this ...
1307/29/02 Message Rating
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Malfunctioning epiglottis
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As a side effect of my cancer treatment, I now have an epiglottis that does not work. When I eat, the food tends to go down to my lungs because the epiglottis ...
007/29/02 Message Rating
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Radiation Therapy
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I have adeno sacroma of the uterus. By the time the doctor listened to me the tumor had gone thru the uterine wall and settled on the sigmoid colon. I had a co...
107/29/02 Message Rating
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I would like to speak with peo...
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My father has just been diagnosed with prostate cancer. So far he only has the info and recommendations given to him by his urologist which is a complete remova...
606/22/02 Message Rating
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Breast Brachytherapy
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I had the cancer removed from my breast through 2 operations 1 year ago, also 18 lymph nodes removed, no cancer present in them. So even with that, there was qu...
106/15/02 Message Rating
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Help! Throwing everything up! ...
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My dad, 54 yrs old, is in the last stages of lung cancer, which has spread to liver and bones. In the past few days, he has not been able to keep anything down...
406/04/02 Message Rating
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Low Energy
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My aunt was diagnosed with breast and lung cancer in March 2001. She then had radiation treatment, followed by a mastectomy, followed by chemotherapy, followed...
105/29/02 Message Rating
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Low Energy
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My aunt was diagnosed with breast and lung cancer in March 2001. She then had radiation treatment, followed by a mastectomy, followed by chemotherapy, followed...
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Lymph glands still swollen 6 m...
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Anyone have any suggestions on what to do to reduce/get rid of swollen lymph glands (or nodes?) following breast cancer surgery? Was not a mastectomy but most ...
305/28/02 Message Rating
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Long term effects from chemo a...
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I finished my radiation in February of 2000 and chemo in June of 2000 for rectal cancer stage III. My white blood count has never returned to normal and is stil...
005/26/02 Message Rating
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Peripheral neuropathy and colo...
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Three years ago my husband developed pain and numbness in his hands and feet. After all the neuro exams and tests no one could find a reason. In June during a ...
311/11/01 Message Rating
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