Chemotherapy (cancer treatment)
Description
The use of drugs to treat cancer. These drugs generally kill tumor cells preferentially over normal cells.
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Common Complications
The loss of one's hair, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea are common. At times a patient's blood cells are damaged resulting in low red blood cells (anemia), easy bleeding from low platelets (thrombocytopenia), and increased infections from a low white blood cell count (neutropenia).
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