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What are the side effects of chemotherapy drugs for esophageal cancer?

The side effects of chemotherapy for esophageal cancer are mainly gastrointestinal reactions such as nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, diarrhea, and obvious hair loss. In the blood system, there will be progressive leukopenia, anemia, thrombocytopenia and other symptoms of bone marrow suppression. The kidney will show long-term nephrotoxicity. A few people will have symptoms of hyperactivity, which will affect their sleep. If the injection leaks locally, there will be obvious irritation symptoms and even tissue necrosis. The side effects of different combinations of chemotherapy drugs for esophageal cancer are not exactly the same. Chemotherapy drugs have great toxic side effects, which have certain toxic effects on gastrointestinal tract, bone marrow and myocardium. We should pay close attention to chemotherapy reaction during chemotherapy.