What are possible side effects and complications of lung cancer treatments?
Treatment techniques are continually being improved upon, but, realistically, many of them still carry serious side effects with them. Following lung surgery, a patient can expect to spend approximately a week in the hospital and at least a month recovering at home. To promote full expansion of the remaining lung, it is important to encourage coughing and breathing deeply. Shortness of breath, muscle weakness and pain may be present. Side effects of chemotherapy can vary from drug to drug, but they often include loss of hair, nausea and vomiting, and general fatigue. Similarly, the side effects of radiation therapy can vary according to the area being treated and the strength of the treatment. Patients receiving radiation therapy frequently experience skin changes in the area being treated, sore throat and difficulty swallowing, general fatigue and loss of appetite. Radiation treatment of the cranium may additionally result in hair loss and difficulties with memory and cognitive proces
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