Complications after lung cancer treatment

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Lung cancer treatments

• Lung cancer can be caused due to abnormal growth of cells.

• The treatment should be given at particular time to reduce the cancer cells.

• There are various types of treatments(http://lungcancersymptomsx.com/category/lung-cancer-treatment) are available for lung cancer which depends on stages.

• The treatments involved many complication for the patients .the following slide shows some of the complications.

Why getting side effects

• The treatment are given for the patients depends upon stages .

• The initial stage of lung cancer(http://www.slideshare.net/danielvhenny/stages-of-lung-cancer-56361455) can be cured through surgery.

• Chemotherapy are also given if lung cancer spreads through the body.

• These treatment contains rays which passes through the body and break cells and make side effects through out the body.

Chemotherapy drug

• Chemotherapy drugs kill cells that are dividing. Cancer cells divide more often than normal cells.

• But some normal body cells also divide quickly and so are also affected by chemotherapy. Quickly dividing cells include those in your skin, hair, nails, the lining of your digestive system, and your blood cells.

• Chemotherapy affects different people in different ways. Your doctor or chemotherapy nurse can tell you what may happen.

• But they can't tell beforehand exactly what treatment will be like for you. It isn't something you can easily predict. Side effects are worse for some people than others.

Low blood level cells

• Chemotherapy can lower the number of healthy white blood cells, red blood cells and platlets you have. This can mean that you

• Are more likely to get infections

• May be more tired than usual

• Can be prone to nosebleeds and other bleeding problems

Feeling tired and run down

• After the treatment some people feel very tired . The further through the treatment chemotherapy treatment you are, the more likely you are to feel tired and run down.

• The tiredness may last for some months after your treatment has ended. How quickly you get back to normal will depend on (http://lungcancersymptomsx.com/complications-of-lung-cancer-treatment.html)

1.Your general health 2.amount of treatment you've had 3.Any other treatments you have had

Feeling sick

• Sickness is a common chemotherapy side effect. Some drugs only make you feel mildly sick. Others can make some people vomit a lot and feel very sick.

• Nausea and sickness can now usually be well controlled with anti sickness drugs.

• Tell your doctor or chemotherapy nurse if you feel sick. You can have other anti sickness medicines, which may suit you better.

Taste changes and mouth ulcers

• Some chemotherapy drugs can affect your sense of taste.

• Foods may taste metallic, salty or bitter, or may not taste of anything.

• These changes should go away after your treatment ends.• Some chemotherapy drugs cause mouth ulcers or soreness in

the mouth.

• To try to prevent infection, it is important to keep your mouth clean. It is best to use a very soft (or baby) toothbrush to avoid damaging the lining of your mouth

Diarrhea and hair loss

• Some chemotherapy drugs cause diarrhoea. This can be mild or more severe.

• If you have diarrhoea for more than 2 or 3 days, you must tell your doctor or nurse.

• Some chemotherapy drugs cause complete hair loss. Others may cause hair thinning. Some don't cause hair loss at all.

Eye and hearing problems

• Some chemotherapy drugs may affect your eyes or your eyesight.

• Usually the effects are temporary and will go away when you stop taking the drug. But some effects may be long term.

• Eye changes may include changes to your eyesight, such as blurred vision or dulled vision.

• Some chemotherapy drugs for lung cancer (http://lungcancersymptomsx.com/)cause ringing in the ears (tinnitus). You may also find that you can't hear some high pitched sounds.

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