

Get involved! Discuss your treatment options and ask for ways to reduce the side effects.
*REMEMBER - most cancers can be treated successfully!
Invite your brothers or sisters to talk to your doctor so their thoughts & questions can be answered
Discuss the possibility of any long term side effects with your medical team.
After reading about the different types of cancer treatment, you have probably thought, ‘Wow, the body must react to these drugs and beams and stuff.’ Well, you’re right.
We know it sucks but inevitably there are side effects with any cancer treatment. It is impossible for the body to be exposed to so many drugs and other strange objects without reacting. However the nature and severity of side effects will depend on the type of cancer as well as each individual’s response to the cancer treatment. Along with hair loss, cancer treatment can cause many more short-term and long-term side effects.
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