Testicular Cancer Chemotherapy Side Effects

The cancer can also spread to the lungs.

Testicular cancer chemotherapy side effects.

These side effects can include. They felt a bit tired lost their appetite for a day or two and experienced some nausea and change in taste. What are the side effects of chemotherapy for testicular cancer. About 41 of patients who received one cycle of chemotherapy had one or more serious side effects during treatment such as an increased risk of infection sepsis or vomiting but only 2 6 had.

A common side effect is nausea and vomiting though anti sickness drugs can help prevent this. Feel sick in your stomach. Talk with him about that before you start. Have more chance of infection.

In testicular cancer patients cisplatin based. When chemotherapy is given for longer the side effects can be more severe. These are called the para aortic lymph glands. Have problems with your kidneys lungs or nerves your doctor has ways to ease these side effects.

However the standard chemotherapy includes cisplatin which has a wide range of long term side effects one of which can be nephrotoxicity. Hair loss mouth sores loss of appetite nausea and vomiting diarrhea increased chance of infections from having too few white blood cells easy bruising or bleeding from having too few blood platelets fatigue extreme tiredness often from having too few red blood. Possible side effects of chemotherapy for testicular cancer treatment include.