Adverse Effects of Cancer Chemotherapy: Anything New to Improve Tolerance and Reduce Sequelae?

• 1. Verfasser: R. Thomas Jagoe (auth)
• Weitere Verfasser: Kulmira Nurgali (auth), Raquel Abalo (auth)
• Format: Elektronisch Buchkapitel
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlicht: Frontiers Media SA 2018
• Schriftenreihe: Frontiers Research Topics
• Schlagworte: Medicine; toxicity; cancer treatment; antineoplastic drugs; adverse effects; chemotherapy
• Online-Zugang: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Advances in anti-cancer chemotherapy over recent years have led to improved efficacy in curing or controlling many cancers. Some chemotherapy-related side-effects are well recognized and include: nausea, vomiting, bone marrow suppression, peripheral neuropathy, cardiac and skeletal muscle dysfunctio...