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Informative Essay: Chemotherapy Treatment With Side Effects

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Chemotherapy: Treatment with Side Effects
Jeremy David Gunawan
Bio Medicine INDONESIA INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE
FOR LIFE SCIENCES
JAKARTA
2014

Abstract
Chemotherapy is a primary treatment for cancer. Even though it is a treatment, chemotherapy gives a lot of side effects. Many people have zero knowledge on chemotherapy side effects and do not know what these effects can affect their life. Each drug in chemotherapy can have more than one side effect from common, less common, to rare effects. These side effects also have severity level, from less dangerous to dangerous. Some examples of less dangerous side effects are hair loss, fatigue, and dizziness. On the other hand, several dangerous effects such as bone marrow problem, which related …show more content…

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