What are the side effects of chemotherapy?

1 Localized necrosis

Some chemotherapy drugs need to be injected intravenously, and if they are missed under the skin or puncture a blood vessel, it can lead to local inflammation and localized tissue necrosis.

2 Inhibition of bone marrow

Many chemotherapeutic drugs will have more obvious bone marrow inhibition. For example, it makes white blood cells decline, platelets decrease, inhibit bone marrow hematopoietic function, bleeding, anemia and other adverse reactions.

3 Damage to the mucous membrane

Chemotherapy caused by mucous membrane damage is mainly manifested in the digestive tract symptoms such as loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, stomatitis, esophagitis, etc., accounting for about 70% of the chemotherapy Bing Ran, the side effects of this toxicity is mainly related to the type of drugs and the use of dosage.

4 Damage to the kidneys

Some chemotherapy drugs, such as cisplatin, nitrosoureas, cyclophosphamide, etc., will damage even, and even renal failure, so be more careful. Patients undergoing chemotherapy with such drugs should drink plenty of water and also take care to prevent symptoms such as cystitis, urinary urgency, painful urination and hematuria.