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What are some of the major side effects of treatment that patients should be prepared for?

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• April 3, 2023

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Learn about some major side effects of treatment that patients should be prepared for in this HealthTree University lesson by a cancer specialist.

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What are some of the major treatment related side effects that patients should be prepared for? The side effects depend on the drugs that you get. All leukemia drugs cause blood clots. It's a given. And so we always have to deal with the toxicity of that. But all the other side effects of the toxicity depend on the drug and the treatment. So yes, of course, for transplant, there's a whole different conversation. There's a lot. With the treatments, with the chemo treatments, there are some toxicities and side effects that are specific to a drug. So that depends on the particular medic.

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