Other Side Effects

Graft Versus Host Disease (GVHD) is when bone marrow or stem cells that come from a donor start to attack the cells of the person who received the transplant. The graft is the donor cells, and the healthy cells in your body are the host.

Some treatments for cancer can affect how your kidneys work. Steps will be taken before, during, and after treatment to help protect your kidneys. 

Some treatments for cancer can affect your liver. Steps will be taken before, during, and after cancer treatment to help protect your liver.

Arthralgia is joint pain and myalgia is muscle pain. Both can be caused by treatment for cancer.

Adrenal failure, or adrenal insufficiency, is when the adrenal glands are no longer working correctly, and it affects hormone production.

Cardiac (heart) toxicity is a side effect of cancer treatment that results in damage to the heart muscle or valves.

A cataract is a medical term used to describe a clouding of the lens of the eye.

Conjunctivitis, often called “pink eye," is inflammation or redness of the membrane that covers the eye.

Dehydration is when there is not enough fluid in your body.

Edema is the buildup of fluid within the body tissues.

MET Inhibitors are a group of medicines used to treat a few types of cancer that can cause swelling (edema) in the feet, legs, hands, and arms.

Epistaxis is the medical term for a nosebleed.

Gynecomastia is the medical term used to describe the enlargement of breast tissue in men.

Hepatotoxicity is liver damage. The liver can be damaged by some treatments for cancer.

Hormone therapy treatment for breast, prostate, and gynecologic cancers can lead to hot flashes. This article teaches you more about hot flashes and how to manage them.

Tumor lysis syndrome (TLS) is an oncologic emergency in which the rapid breakdown of cells causes an imbalance of chemicals and electrolytes in the body. Attempts are made to prevent TLS but in some cases, treatment may be necessary.