The Effects Of Chemotherapy In Treating Cancer

Now let’s talk about that patient who is receiving chemo. Most people only think about the patient losing his/her hair because that is the visible sign that usually is seen by others. But, for many, that is only the beginning of what a person will need to consider. Everything from eating to drinking and sleeping, the most basic of what we do on a daily basis, can be affected in adverse ways. And I am sure that most people have heard of “chemo brain” that can adversely affect a person’s ability to function mentally at the same level as they were able to do in the past. And while the effects of the chemo on the brain may diminish over time, there again, the function may never fully return to pre-chemo treatment.