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Nutrition-Related Side effects of common chemotherapy

Medication

Therapeutic Target

Nutrition-Related Side Effects

Nutrition Notes

carboplatin

(Paraplatin) Ovarian Cancer * Nausea and vomiting

* Salt imbalance

* Increased calcium in

the blood

* Constipation

* Diarrhea • Magnesium supplement might be required.

cisplatin

(Platinol)

(Platinol-AQ) Cancers of the bladder, ovary, testicles * Nausea and vomiting

* Loss of appetite

* Diarrhea

* Metallic taste

* Fluctuations in blood

blood electrolytes • Drink plenty of fluids (at least 8 cups/ 2 L per day).

• Empty your bladder often.

cyclophosphamide

(Cytoxan)

(Neosar)

(Procytox)

Lymphoma, breast cancer, ovarian carcinoma, leukemias * Nausea, vomiting,

abdominal pain

* Decreased appetite

* Inflammation of mucus

lining of mouth and

esophagus

* Dry mouth (xerostomia)

* Abdominal pain • No grapefruit, pomegranate, star fruit, Seville oranges.

• Drink plenty of fluids.

daunorubicin

(Cerubidine) Leukemias, lymphomas * Nausea and vomiting

* Poor appetite

* Mouth and esophageal

ulcers

* Diarrhea

* Dry mouth

* Change in taste acuity

docetaxel

(Taxotere) Breast cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer * Nausea, vomiting,

abdominal pain

* Diarrhea

* Fatigue

* Decreased appetite

* Numbness and tingling in

hands and feet

* Liver effects • No grapefruit, pomegranate, starfruit, Seville oranges.

etoposide

(Vepesid)

(VP-16)

(Etopophos)

(Eposin) Lung cancer, testicular cancer, leukemias, lymphomas * Nausea and vomiting

* Mouth ulcers

* Low blood pressure

* Decreased appetite

* Flu-like symptoms

* High blood pressure

• No grapefruit, pomegranate, starfruit, Seville oranges.

* The chart above provides nutrition-related side effects of the common chemotherapies. They

are accompanied by side effects that in some cases can be extreme. The process of

chemotherapy affects people very differently.

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