There has been a trend towards youth in recent years. There are many treatments for prostate cancer, and chemotherapy is one of them. So, what should be paid attention to during prostate cancer chemotherapy? The following will give you a detailed introduction.
What should prostate cancer chemotherapy pay attention to? Andrologists point out that chemotherapy for prostate cancer patients requires attention in many aspects, because this treatment method also has certain drawbacks. While killing cancer cells, it also kills normal cells in the body, so there may be certain side effects after treatment:
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1. During intravenous injection of chemotherapy drugs, careless handling and leakage of the drug solution can cause local tissue necrosis and thrombotic phlebitis.
2. Chemotherapy for prostate cancer can inhibit the hematopoietic system in the bone marrow, mainly due to decreased white blood cells and platelets.
3. Chemotherapy for prostate cancer can cause varying degrees of damage to the liver, including increased alanine aminotransferase, elevated bilirubin, liver enlargement, liver pain, jaundice, and other conditions. In severe cases, it can lead to liver cirrhosis, coagulation mechanism disorders, and so on.
4. Some chemotherapy drugs have toxic effects on the cardiovascular system, and severe cases can lead to heart failure.
(Intern Editor: Huang Jiazhen)