There’s a lot of terminology when it comes to cancer treatments, chemo “cycles” is one of the ones that cause a lot of confusion amongst new patients. A cycle can contain multiple chemotherapy sessions and it can vary in number of days or weeks. There are multiple chemo cycles in one treatment plan. Let’s take …
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Month:August 2020
It’s an emergency!.. I think..
“Emergency Department” est Urgences en français Welcome back! This time we’re going to discuss what happens when you think you might be sick while on Chemo.. Or, what happened to me at least! When you start treatment you’re informed of things to look out for, infection can be very dangerous to us cancer patients. The …
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Hair Loss
Hair – “cheveux“ Hair loss is possibly the most famous side effect from Chemotherapy, much in line with nausea, vomiting and weight loss however for women especially it can also be very traumatic. Remember, this is my personal experience, everyone reacts to chemotherapy differently, some don’t lose any hair, others just thin a little, it’s …
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