What are the side effects of chemotherapy for small cell lung cancer? These side effects need attention

The side effects of chemotherapy for patients with small cell lung cancer are, first of all, nausea and vomiting, diarrhea and constipation; secondly, bone marrow suppression and hair loss, liver and kidney damage, etc.; thirdly, physical weakness and mental depression, drowsiness and general fatigue; and finally, pale complexion and loss of appetite, etc.

In real life, many patients feel desperate about the existence of small cell lung cancer. The reason is that small cell lung cancer is the most harmful type of lung cancer, which will cause serious harm to the patient's health and must be treated early. So, what are the side effects of chemotherapy for small cell lung cancer? Let's find out below!
In fact, chemotherapy for small cell lung cancer itself does not have any side effects. However, since the drugs needed for chemotherapy are often cytotoxic drugs, once they enter the patient's body by injection or oral administration, the patient's health will be damaged, and then induce some adverse reactions of the digestive tract such as nausea and vomiting, diarrhea and constipation. In addition, the bone marrow is suppressed, and the degree of suppression often increases with the increasing number of chemotherapy treatments; in addition, it can also cause patients to suffer from adverse symptoms such as hair loss and liver and kidney damage.
The side effects of chemotherapy for patients with small cell lung cancer may include: physical weakness and general fatigue, mental depression and sweating, and finally, drowsiness, etc., which will then cause the patient's body immune ability to decrease significantly, and the white blood cell and platelet count will decrease. It is necessary to supplement some high-quality protein needed by the body in time to enhance the patient's physical fitness, which can effectively reduce the occurrence of some side effects.
In addition, when patients with small cell lung cancer undergo chemotherapy, the side effects may also cause patients to suffer from loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting. Some patients may also experience pale complexion and low fever and other adverse symptoms. It is recommended that patients should not blindly use antipyretic drugs for treatment. It is better to use a hot towel to wipe the body for physical cooling. The reason is that patients need to reduce some drug stimulation as much as possible.