• In addition there may be more non specific symptoms such as headache, nausea, vomiting, fatigue and seizures. (online-family-doctor.com)
  • The most common side effects are stomach problems (including vomiting, diarrhea, and nausea ), and effects on blood cells (including low red blood cells count, low white blood cell count, low platelet count, fever , and infection. (bionity.com)
  • Common side effects of fluorouracil injectable include inflammation of the mouth, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and loss of appetite. (rxwiki.com)
  • Vomiting or "throwing up" often goes along with nausea. (oncolink.org)
  • If you have nausea and/or vomiting, talk to your oncology team about medications to manage this side effect. (oncolink.org)
  • Nausea and vomiting can be caused by treatments for cancer, cancer itself, and by the feelings and emotions related to cancer treatment. (oncolink.org)
  • Some medications used to treat cancer can cause nausea and vomiting. (oncolink.org)
  • There are a number of ways that you can prevent and treat nausea and vomiting. (oncolink.org)
  • Your favorite foods during bouts of nausea and vomiting, so you will not associate them with feelings of nausea later on. (oncolink.org)
  • How are nausea and vomiting treated? (oncolink.org)
  • Treatment of nausea and vomiting will depend on its cause. (oncolink.org)
  • Anti-anxiety medications can be taken to prevent or treat nausea and vomiting. (oncolink.org)
  • If you become dehydrated from nausea and vomiting, your provider may give you fluid by IV (intravenous). (oncolink.org)
  • If you have any questions about nausea and vomiting or need more information, ask your care team. (oncolink.org)
  • If you are experiencing nausea and vomiting and need help managing this side effect you should call your provider. (oncolink.org)
  • This produces general toxic effects, such as myelosuppression, alopecia, damage to gastrointestinal epithelium, sterility and severe nausea and vomiting. (savedelicious.com)
  • Common side effects of CeeNU include nausea, vomiting, and loss of appetite. (rxwiki.com)
  • On the one hand, the tumour increases the pressure inside the skull and as a consequence typical cerebral pressure symptoms can occur: fatigue, headaches, nausea, vomiting, confusion and clouding of consciousness. (kockro.com)
  • GI side effects are those that affect your gastrointestinal system and include nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, flatulence, mucositis and loss of appetite. (oncolink.org)
  • CT scan demonstrates a hyperdense lesion within the posterior fossa of an 8-year-old boy who presented with nausea and vomiting. (medscape.com)
  • Vomiting without nausea is more common in the morning, since being recumbent (eg, sleeping) increases intracranial pressure. (medscape.com)
  • For instance, certain types of cancer treatments will cause diarrhea & hair loss because the anticancer action of the drugs also affects other healthy cells in our body. (zovon.com)
  • Many chemo drugs will cause diarrhea. (dogcancerblog.com)
  • Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as temozolomide, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. (ucbraid.org)
  • It is important to keep a record of the cancer treatment, including a list of specific chemotherapy drugs or other medications, you or your child received. (cancer.net)
  • Most chemotherapy drugs used in cancer protocols can cause low white blood cell counts. (dogcancerblog.com)
  • Doctors think that certain chemotherapy drugs, including methotrexate and 5- fluorouracil , trigger a complex pattern of biological changes that damage the cells that make up the mucous membranes. (webmd.com)
  • You are more likely to develop mucositis after taking chemotherapy drugs if you drink alcohol, use tobacco, do not take care of your teeth and gums, are dehydrated, or have diabetes, HIV, or kidney disease . (webmd.com)
  • Chemotherapy drugs that cause mucositis can cause mouth sores to develop. (webmd.com)
  • Chemotherapy drugs can kill cancerous cells through several mechanisms. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • There are many types of chemotherapy drugs, including alkylating agents and antimetabolites. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Chemotherapy drugs work by disrupting cell growth . (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Chemotherapy drugs are unable to differentiate between healthy and cancerous cells, which can cause side effects during treatment. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • There are several main types of chemotherapy drugs that doctors use to target different types of cancer. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Doctors take into account the person's overall health when deciding the number and dosage of chemotherapy drugs to recommend. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Most people receive chemotherapy drugs through an injection or infusion. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Because of the effect on immune cells (especially lymphocytes), chemotherapy drugs often find use in a host of diseases that result from harmful overactivity of the immune system against self (so-called autoimmunity). (worldsbest.rehab)
  • Lomustine is used to treat certain types of brain tumors. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Lomustine is FDA approved for the treatment of brain tumors, either those that have originated in the brain or have spread to the brain from a different site in the body, in patients who have already received appropriate surgery or radiation therapy. (thegiconnection.com)
  • Treatment for malignant brain tumors also includes chemotherapy with nitrosoureas, which cross the blood-brain barrier and allow other chemotherapeutic drugs to go through as well. (online-family-doctor.com)
  • Your doctor will order laboratory tests before, during, and after your treatment to check your body's response to lomustine to see if your blood cells, liver, kidneys, and lungs are affected by this medication. (medlineplus.gov)
  • It is important for patients to remember that physicians have the ability to prescribe medication for conditions other than those for which the drug has been approved by the FDA. (thegiconnection.com)
  • If patients have been prescribed an anti-nausea medication, they should be sure to take the prescribed doses. (thegiconnection.com)
  • Depending on your reaction to the drug, they may either lower your dose or switch you to a different type of medication, which will largely depend on what condition they are treating. (healthdigest.com)
  • If nausea occurs in the days/ weeks following treatment, it may be helpful to take an anti-nausea medication about 30 minutes before meals or consistently on a scheduled basis. (oncolink.org)
  • Your doctor may have suggested this medication for conditions other than those listed in these drug information articles. (rxhealthmed.ca)
  • Medulloblastomas call for surgical resection and, possibly, intrathecal infusion of methotrexate or another antineoplastic drug. (online-family-doctor.com)
  • Lomustine is also used with other medications to treat Hodgkin's lymphoma (Hodgkin's disease) that has not improved or that has worsened after treatment with other medications. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Lomustine is in a class of medications called alkylating agents. (medlineplus.gov)
  • tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to lomustine, any other medications, or any of the ingredients in lomustine capsules. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Discuss all medications, supplements, and herbal products you are taking to avoid potential drug interactions. (onlinepharmaciescanada.com)
  • Before starting to use Cytoxan, make sure to inform your doctor and pharmacist about all the medications you are taking, including prescription and nonprescription drugs, vitamins, nutritional supplements, and herbal products. (onlinepharmaciescanada.com)
  • While nausea with cancer therapy was common years ago, there are now many medications that can treat this side effect. (oncolink.org)
  • Anti-nausea medications to be taken before and after treatment. (oncolink.org)
  • No relief after taking anti-nausea medications prescribed by your provider. (oncolink.org)
  • In general, non-prescription medications that were reported in the prescription drug section of the household adult questionnaire were moved to the non-prescription medications section (the expanded non-prescription pain relief medications section to be described later), but those medications reported on the household youth questionnaire were deleted since a non-prescription medications section was not included on the youth questionnaire. (cdc.gov)
  • Arabinopyranosyl-N-methyl-N-nitrosourea, also known as Aranose (Араноза) is a cytostatic anticancer chemotherapeutic drug of an alkylating type. (wikipedia.org)
  • Toxicity of Anticancer Drugs The therapeutic index for cancer chemotherapeutic agents is usually low and the cells of the bone marrow and the gastrointestinal tract are usually the most sensitive normal cells. (present5.com)
  • Most cancer chemotherapeutic drugs affect only one characteristic aspect, which is uncontrolled proliferation [3]. (savedelicious.com)
  • Broadly, most chemotherapeutic drugs work by impairing mitosis ( cell division ), effectively targeting fast-dividing cells . (wikidoc.org)
  • Chemotherapy (often abbreviated to chemo and sometimes CTX or CTx ) is a type of cancer treatment that uses one or more anti-cancer drugs (chemotherapeutic agents or alkylating agents) as part of a standardized chemotherapy regimen. (worldsbest.rehab)
  • There are a number of strategies in the administration of chemotherapeutic drugs used today. (worldsbest.rehab)
  • Cytoxan generically known as Cyclophosphamide is a chemotherapy drug used to treat a variety of cancers. (onlinepharmaciescanada.com)
  • Radiation therapy to certain areas of the body, including the brain, abdomen, and head and neck, can cause nausea. (oncolink.org)
  • Nitnib 25 Mg (Sunitinib) is a drug that is used to treat kidney cancer and gastrointestinal stromal tumours. (drugssquare.com)
  • Fluorouracil is in a class of drugs known as antimetabolites. (rxwiki.com)
  • What are the common (occur in 30% or more of patients) side effects of treatment with lomustine? (thegiconnection.com)
  • What are the less common (occur in 10% to 29% of patients) side effects of treatment with lomustine? (thegiconnection.com)
  • Lung complications are a rare but serious side effect that may occur years following treatment with lomustine. (thegiconnection.com)
  • Patients will be monitored for these side effects, which tend to occur with accumulated doses of lomustine. (thegiconnection.com)
  • Drug interactions may occur due to lack of knowledge about various active ingredients that are involved in the relevant substances. (zovon.com)
  • It is important to remember that interactions do occur with all types of drugs, to a great or lesser extent and this article details the interactions of mixing chemotherapy and Weed. (worldsbest.rehab)
  • Chemotherapy may be given with a curative intent (which almost always involves combinations of drugs) or it may aim to prolong life or to reduce symptoms (palliative chemotherapy). (worldsbest.rehab)
  • Also the main mechanism of resistance to these drugs will be explored, particularly focusing on the role of P-glycoprotein and how it can be modulated to reverse drug resistance. (savedelicious.com)
  • The L-arabinose is a well-known component of some other effective anticancer drug molecules, including cytarabine (cytosine arabinoside) and fludarabine (2-fluoro-arabinoside of the nucleoside adenosine). (wikipedia.org)
  • Lomustine should be taken on an empty stomach, unless the patient is instructed otherwise. (thegiconnection.com)
  • If your dog is drooling or smacking his or her lips, it could be a sign of nausea or too much acid in the stomach. (dogcancerblog.com)
  • Nausea is a "sick" or "queasy" feeling in your stomach. (oncolink.org)
  • Lomustine can cause a severe decrease in the number of blood cells in your bone marrow. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Breathe through your mouth slowly during times of severe nausea until the feeling passes. (oncolink.org)
  • So it is important to shun drug interactions due to unpredicted outcomes. (zovon.com)
  • No drug interactions have been identified. (rxwiki.com)
  • Not all drug interactions are known or reported and new drug interactions are continually being reported. (rxwiki.com)
  • If you are female, you should use birth control to prevent pregnancy during your treatment with lomustine and for at least 2 weeks after your final dose. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Lomustine may cause side effects. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Patients may wish to discuss with their physician the other less common side effects of this drug, some of which may be serious. (thegiconnection.com)
  • What are the possible late side effects of treatment with lomustine? (thegiconnection.com)
  • Side effects have been divided into some groups on the basis of drug interaction, overdose, prolonged use of medicines, and severity (such as - frequent & infrequent). (zovon.com)
  • Did you experience many side effects while taking this drug? (rxwiki.com)
  • Combining drugs with different mechanisms of action can produce larger therapeutic effects with fewer side effects. (doctorlib.info)
  • But all drugs, whether taken by mouth or injected, come with a risk of side effects, and hundreds of drugs are known to cause mouth (oral) problems. (webmd.com)
  • Many of the side effects of chemotherapy can be traced to damage to normal cells that divide rapidly and are thus sensitive to anti-mitotic drugs: cells in the bone marrow, digestive tract and hair follicles. (worldsbest.rehab)
  • Lomustine comes as a capsule to take by mouth. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Lomustine is given by mouth in capsule form and the dose depends on several factors, including the condition being treated, the size of the patient, the particular regimen being used and the overall health of the patient. (thegiconnection.com)
  • Nitnib 25 Capsule is a cancer prevention drug. (drugssquare.com)
  • In 1996 the compound obtained a Russian Pharmacologic Committee (a Russian analog of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and EMA in the European Community) regulatory approval for its use in melanoma under the trade name Aranoza. (wikipedia.org)
  • and miscellaneous agents, which include a number of recently developed drugs such as monoclonal antibodies. (savedelicious.com)
  • With some drugs, all patients will perceive adverse effects. (zovon.com)
  • If you are having this kind of drug, the adverse effects will be closely monitored by your medical health care provider. (zovon.com)
  • Increased drug efflux, via these transporters, lowers intracellular drug concentration, allowing cancer cells to escape the toxic effects of the drugs. (savedelicious.com)
  • Different drugs target different phases of growth and have different effects against some cancers . (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • If possible, avoid large crowds or people who are sick or not feeling well, as this drug may leave some patients susceptible to infection. (thegiconnection.com)
  • If you are male, you and your female partner should use birth control during your treatment with lomustine and continue for 4 months after your final dose. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Lomustine, in combination with other agents, is also approved for the treatment of Hodgkin's disease that has recurred or has never responded to previous therapy. (thegiconnection.com)
  • Patients are also at a slightly increased risk of developing a secondary malignancy associated with treatment with lomustine. (thegiconnection.com)
  • Several neoplastic diseases can be cured with drugs alone or with a combination of drugs and other treatment modalities. (doctorlib.info)
  • Drug treatment regimens for cancer usually involve combinations of agents given intermittently. (doctorlib.info)
  • This powerful drug can be an effective part of treatment for many types of cancer, especially when used in combination with other treatments such as radiation or surgery. (onlinepharmaciescanada.com)
  • Drugs used in the treatment of cancer are summarised in table 2. (savedelicious.com)
  • In popular usage, it usually refers to antineoplastic drugs used to treat cancer or the combination of these drugs into a standardized treatment regimen . (wikidoc.org)
  • However, some drugs have a better side-effect profile than others, enabling doctors to adjust treatment regimens to the advantage of patients in certain situations. (wikidoc.org)
  • Current chemotherapy regimens apply drug treatment in cycles, with the frequency and duration of treatments limited by toxicity. (worldsbest.rehab)
  • Consider other reasons for catheter dysfunction, such as catheter malposition, mechanical failure, constriction by a suture, and lipid deposits or drug precipitates within the lumen, before treatment with alteplase. (pdr.net)
  • Take only one dose of lomustine every six weeks. (medlineplus.gov)
  • You should not breast-feed while taking lomustine and for 2 weeks after your final dose. (medlineplus.gov)
  • 100-mg vials: Remove from the vial the amount of drug that is not needed for the indication-specific dose for the patient. (pdr.net)
  • If you or your partner become pregnant while taking lomustine, call your doctor. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding should inform their doctors before taking this drug. (onlinepharmaciescanada.com)
  • While taking this drug and for one month after stopping it, use a reliable form of contraception to prevent getting pregnant. (drugssquare.com)
  • Do not take this drug if you are pregnant, want to become pregnant, or are nursing a baby. (drugssquare.com)
  • Patients will usually have scheduled meetings with their healthcare provider while they are being treated with lomustine. (thegiconnection.com)
  • The objectives in combination chemotherapy have been to limit the toxicity of individual agents and to evade drug resistance by exposing the cancer cell to drugs with different modes of action simultaneously. (present5.com)
  • Since milk thistle affects how the liver deals with drugs, it should not be used at the same time as some drugs as it may expel the medicine before it has its desired effect. (drdougknueven.com)