Breast Cancer Tc Chemo Side Effects

If you are worried about this talk to your cancer doctor or nurse.

Breast cancer tc chemo side effects.

Low white blood cells 52 60 neutropenic fever 4 8 infection 7 fever 6 muscle weakness 3 6 diarrhea 5 nausea 3 muscle aches 2 joint pain 1 fluid accumulation 1. Increased risk of infection. Taxotere can cause a number of side effects including nausea vomiting hair loss and pain and tingling in the hands and feet neuropathy. Common side effects of tc include.

These side effects usually go away after treatment is done. My first cycle of tc chemo was the worst for pain nausea etc. Depending on how tired you are your doctor might give you medicines to. Thankfully tc is generally better tolerated than many other types of breast cancer chemo.

I had a sore throat as well so i drank some of it a few times. But rarely the hair loss is permanent. Rarely chemotherapy for breast cancer can trigger a secondary cancer such as cancer of the blood cells leukemia several years after the chemotherapy was completed. Some people feel just a little low in energy while others feel wiped out.

Based on this and other research studies tc may replace ac as a standard chemo combination to treat breast cancer. My doctor prescribed a mouth wash for the sores it was a combination of nystatin and lidocaine. Chemotherapy carries a small risk of weakening the heart muscle and causing other heart problems. You may not have every side effect related to each medicine of the combination therapy.

This is common during chemotherapy. Different medicines have different side effects. Hair loss is usually temporary and your hair will usually grow back after treatment ends.