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Side Effects of Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy is a treatment modality given to treat cancer cells, explains Alicia Soler-Cancio, Advanced Practice Provider for the Survivorship Program with Miami Cancer Institute. She also says this treatment is usually done via a port or some kind of a catheter that is put into the patient, and then, it is infused with a medication that kills the cancer cells, and also the healthy cells. The specialist affirms the third day after treatment, the patient can experience fatigue.

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