Is chemotherapy necessary to treat cervical cancer? What are the common side effects of chemotherapy for cervical cancer?

Cervical cancer is a cancer disease that women are very familiar with. If cervical cancer patients cannot be treated in time, it may be life-threatening. Currently, one of the clinical methods for treating cervical cancer is chemotherapy. However, there may be some side effects after chemotherapy for cervical cancer. The following is a detailed explanation of these side effects.

Chemotherapy is one of the main treatment methods for cervical cancer. Although the cancer cells in the patient's body can be killed after chemotherapy, normal cells will also be affected. Therefore, cervical cancer patients may experience some side effects after chemotherapy. There are three common side effects of cervical cancer chemotherapy, as follows:

The first is loss of appetite. Some cervical cancer patients have a very poor appetite after chemotherapy, and feel nauseous and want to vomit when seeing some food. If the diet is not guaranteed for a long time, the body will gradually lose weight. At this time, everyone must adjust their eating habits. Try to eat lighter food, eat food without irritating odor, and try to eat liquid or semi-liquid food.

The second common side effect is hair loss. Basically, most cervical cancer patients who have received chemotherapy will experience hair loss, but the degree of hair loss varies from patient to patient. Losing a lot of hair has a great impact on one's image. I hope that patients must adjust their mentality in time, which is very important for everyone's recovery.

The third side effect is pain. Since chemotherapy drugs are very irritating, some cervical cancer patients will experience physical discomfort or even body pain after chemotherapy. This brings great pain to patients, and it is recommended that patients take Chinese medicine for conditioning.

From the introduction in the above article, we know that there are three main side effects of chemotherapy for cervical cancer, namely loss of appetite, hair loss and pain. It is hoped that cancer patients can always observe their physical condition after chemotherapy. Once side effects are found, they should inform the doctor in time for effective treatment.