The cancer can also spread to the lungs.
Testicular cancer chemotherapy side effects.
They felt a bit tired lost their appetite for a day or two and experienced some nausea and change in taste.
Side effects vary from patient to patient based on factors like the type of medications used the dosage and the length of treatment.
However the standard chemotherapy includes cisplatin which has a wide range of long term side effects one of which can be nephrotoxicity.
What are the side effects of chemotherapy for testicular cancer.
Testicular cancer cells can spread to the lymph glands that run alongside the major blood vessel in the tummy abdomen the aorta.
When chemotherapy is given for longer the side effects can be more severe.
Increased chance of infection.
In testicular cancer patients cisplatin based.
Have more chance of infection.
These side effects can include.
Hair loss mouth sores loss of appetite nausea and vomiting diarrhea increased chance of infections from having too few white blood cells easy bruising or bleeding from having too few blood platelets fatigue extreme tiredness often from having too few red blood.
These are called the para aortic lymph glands.
Feel sick in your stomach.
A common side effect is nausea and vomiting though anti sickness drugs can help prevent this.
Have problems with your kidneys lungs or nerves your doctor has ways to ease these side effects.