Side effects

• Fatigue (tiredness): Cancer fatigue is a deep tiredness that rest does not fully fix.
• Nausea and vomiting: Nausea is feeling sick to your stomach.
• Diarrhea: Diarrhea means loose or watery stools, or going more often than usual.
• Constipation: Constipation means having hard stools or going less often than usual.
• Mouth sores: Mouth sores are painful red spots or ulcers inside your mouth or throat.
• Appetite loss and weight loss: You may not feel hungry or may feel full quickly.
• Taste changes: Food may taste bland, bitter, salty, or like metal.
• Hair loss: Some treatments cause hair on your head and body to thin or fall out.
• Low white blood cells and infection risk: White blood cells fight germs.
• Fever with low white blood cells (febrile neutropenia): A fever when your white blood cells are low is a medical emergency.
• Anemia (low red blood cells): Red blood cells carry oxygen through your body.
• Low platelets and bleeding: Platelets help your blood clot.
• Neuropathy (numbness and tingling): Neuropathy is nerve damage that can cause numbness, tingling, burning, or pain.
• Skin rash (including EGFR-inhibitor rash): Some treatments cause red, bumpy, itchy, or dry skin.
• Hand-foot syndrome: Hand-foot syndrome causes redness, swelling, tenderness, or peeling on the palms and soles.
• Pain: Pain can come from the cancer, from tests or surgery, or from treatment.
• Shortness of breath: Shortness of breath means feeling like you cannot get enough air.
• Cough: A cough can be dry or bring up mucus.
• Sleep problems: Many people with cancer have trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, or waking too early.
• Anxiety and depression: It is normal to feel worried, sad, or scared with cancer.
• Cognitive changes (chemo brain): Some people notice trouble with memory, focus, or finding words during or after treatment.
• Sexual and fertility changes: Cancer treatment can change your sex drive, how sex feels, and your ability to have children.
• Lymphedema: Lymphedema is swelling caused by fluid that builds up when lymph nodes are removed or damaged.
• Immunotherapy side effects: Immunotherapy helps your immune system fight cancer.