The Side Effects of Chemotherapy: Here’s What to Expect
In this video, learn what causes side effects of chemotherapy, what short-term and long-term side effects to expect, and how to manage side effects of chemotherapy.
New treatments for cancer are exciting and promising, but that doesn’t mean chemotherapy isn’t still saving lives every day. Chemotherapy is one of the original cancer treatments, and it’s not going anywhere anytime soon.
While chemotherapy can be effective and life-saving, it does come with side effects due to how it works. Chemotherapy is a class of drugs that target rapidly dividing cells in the body, which includes both cancer cells and some normal, healthy cells. In this video, learn some common side effects associated with chemotherapy according to Ashish Saxena, MD, oncologist at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian.
- Ashish Saxena, MDDr. Saxena is an oncologist at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian.
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