Radiation Therapy: What to Expect
When to call your doctor
Peer Review Status: Internally Reviewed by Cancer Center Staff
Creation Date: October 2002
Last Review Date: November 2006
Weight loss
- If you lose five pounds or more
Difficulty breathing
Nausea or vomiting
- Cannot eat or drink for 12 hours
- Vomiting three times an hour for 3 or more hours
- Cannot take your medication because you are sick to your stomach
Fever
- Temperature taken in the mouth over 100.5 or chills
Bowel movements
- Six or more loose, watery bowel movements in 24 hours
- Blood on the toilet tissue or in the toilet bowl water
Skin
Any new or unusual symptoms
Or any symptom your nurse or doctor told you to report.
To learn more about radiation therapy, contact the Cancer Information Service at: cancer-information@uiowa.edu or 1-800-237-1225.
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