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Information for Patients: Chemotherapy

Cancer Information Service
Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (CT)
800-237-1225 or 319-356-3000
cancer-information@uiowa.edu

What is chemotherapy?
Antineoplastic drugs
Hormone therapy in cancer treatment
Biological response modifiers
What will the chemotherapy do for me?
How will I get my chemotherapy?
Special ways to get chemotherapy
Where can I get help coping with my feelings?
Will there be any side effects?
Side effects — changes in my blood
Will I lose my hair?
Will my chemotherapy make me sick?
What can you do to prevent or control nausea and vomiting?
Cancer related fatigue
Questions and answers
More information about chemotherapy and managing side effects:
- Chemotherapy and You NCI
- Help Yourself During Chemotherapy NCI

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