Low red and white blood cell counts.
Act chemotherapy for breast cancer side effects.
Usually you ll be given medication to take directly after your ac t treatment to reduce if not eliminate.
So chemotherapy affects them too.
These aren t nearly as prevalent a side effect as they once were.
Some chemotherapy drugs can cause heart or lung problems and some drugs increase the risk of getting another cancer in the future.
Learn about short term effects of chemotherapy.
But normal cells in your blood mouth intestinal tract nose nails vagina and hair also divide rapidly.
Common long term side effects of chemotherapy include early menopause and weight gain.
Damage to healthy cells causes side effects.
Any one experience a splitting headache after first act dense dose treatment for breast cancer.
The healthy cells in your body can repair the damage that chemotherapy causes your hair will grow back and your energy levels will rise.
Blood forming cells in the bone marrow.
Most chemotherapy side effects are temporary and disappear once your treatment is over.
For some people side effects can last longer or may develop months or years after chemotherapy has finished.
Nerve damage neuropathy many drugs used to treat breast cancer including taxanes docetaxel paclitaxel and protein bound paclitaxel platinum agents carboplatin cisplatin vinorelbine eribulin and ixabepilone can damage nerves in the hands and arms and feet and legs.
Feelings of fear sadness and isolation can compound the physical side effects of chemotherapy both during and after treatment.
Side effects of ac t may include.
Rarely chemotherapy for breast cancer can trigger a secondary cancer such as cancer of the blood cells leukemia several years after the chemotherapy was completed.
Nail and skin changes.
