Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treatment And Side Effects

An increased risk of infection low number of red blood cells anaemia risk of bruising and bleeding tiredness fatigue feeling or being sick nausea and vomiting a sore mouth difficulty eating and drinking diarrhoea.

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia treatment and side effects.

Continuing education for nurse practitioners nurses and social workers. The main treatment for acute lymphocytic leukemia all in adults is typically long term chemotherapy chemo. A temperature that s higher or lower than normal. Treatment for adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia may cause side effects.

Pain when passing urine. For information about side effects that begin during treatment for cancer see our side effects page. Heart disease cataracts and infertility issues are late effects of these all treatments. Describe strategies to manage treatment side effects as well as potential long term and late effects of treatments for all provider this activity is provided by the leukemia lymphoma society.

In recent years doctors have begun to use more intensive chemo regimens which has led to more responses to treatment. Side effects from cancer treatment that begin after treatment and continue for months or years are called late effects. But these regimens are also more likely to cause side effects such as low white blood cell counts. Flu like symptoms such as aching muscles tiredness headaches and feeling shivery.

Few side effects of the acute lymphoblastic leukemia treatment include anemia low resistance to infections complete hair loss fatigue sore mouth changes in heart muscle periods for women and production of sperms for men stop among others. The symptoms of infection include. Diagnosis treatment and side effects management. Mouth sores diarrhea hair loss rashes itchy skin nausea and vomiting headaches loss of appetite fatigue neuropathy numbness tingling or muscle weakness usually in the hands or feet.

The purpose of the first phase of treatment is to kill most of the leukemia cells in the blood and bone marrow and to restore normal blood cell production.