Long-Term Effects of Treatment
Discussion List
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Medication Side Effects -- heartburn
I have a friend with brain cancer (glioblastoma multiforme) who is taking keppra for seizures and it gives her a terrible burn. This has become much worse since she started avastin and another drug which impact the mucosal tissue. The steroid she takes to reduce swelling also causes heartburn. Rice and rice cakes help, but…
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Heart Disease and Cancer
I am 47M long term survivor of Hodgkin's Disease (1982). I have had a lot of side effects from the treatment that saved my life 25 years ago. The most difficult one has been heart disease. I have had stents put in to help the scarred arteries. The stents were defective and caused a clot which led to a heart attack. I…
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chronic nausea, no appetite
My father had lung cancer, mets to brain and spinal cord sheathing. He completed radiation in 11/07. Has had both whole brain radiation and cyber-knife radiation directly to nodules.He has no appetite, and due to chronic nausea and vomiting after eating, he receives nutriants via a GI tube. When he does eat solids , he…