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Side effects.(General Treatment of Cancer)
- Article from:
- The Columbia Univ. Coll. of Physicians & Surgeons Complete Home Medical Guide
- Article date:
- January 1, 1995
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Side effects
As a side effect, all therapy harms normal tissue to some degree, and the powerful drugs used to kill cancer cells inevitably also kill some normal, rapidly growing cells (blood cells, hair, and cells that line the mouth, stomach, and intestines). Both radiation therapy and anticancer drugs damage hair follicles and cause hair loss. However, new surgical techniques, improved methods of administering radiation, and combinations of anticancer drugs have reduced the expected side effects. Reconstructive plastic surgery can minimize the disfigurement of cancer surgery. In addition, breast reconstruction and limb-sparing surgery ...
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