What are the side effects of chemotherapy for gastric cancer

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Although chemotherapy has a good control effect on gastric cancer, the side effects of chemotherapy for gastric cancer are not bad. My aunt had serious digestive disorders in the process of chemotherapy. It is important to understand the side effects. Let's take a look at the side effects of chemotherapy for gastric cancer.

What are the side effects of chemotherapy for gastric cancer

One is to reduce the immune function of patients: chemotherapy drugs used in the process of chemotherapy for patients with gastric cancer, some drugs will directly damage the immune system of patients, leading to the defect or decline of immune function. Immune function indexes such as E-rosette test, CH50, C3 complement, T cell subsets, NK cell activity, IL-II After chemotherapy, it was lower than that before chemotherapy. Most anticancer drugs have immunosuppressive effect.

Second: lead to patients with digestive disorders: the main symptoms of this side effect is loss of appetite, reduced diet, nausea, vomiting, abdominal distension, abdominal pain, diarrhea or constipation. Many chemotherapy drugs cause the above symptoms by stimulating gastrointestinal mucosa.

Third: it will cause bone marrow suppression: during chemotherapy, most of the chemotherapy drugs used by patients will cause bone marrow suppression, which is manifested as the decrease of white blood cells and platelets, and even the decrease of red blood cells and hemoglobin.

matters needing attention

Gastric cancer patients are prone to some side effects in the process of chemotherapy, which can be improved by dietotherapy. At this time, patients should eat more fungus food, such as balsam pear, mung bean sprouts, tea, mushrooms, fungus, Hericium erinaceus and so on.