Sometimes, you can take medicines with the chemo to help protect your body’s normal cells. Some chemo drugs can damage cells in the heart, kidneys, bladder, lungs, and nervous system.
Damage to healthy cells causes side effects. But because these drugs travel throughout the body, they can affect normal, healthy cells that are fast-growing, too. Why does chemo cause side effects?Ĭancer cells tend to grow fast, and chemo drugs kill fast-growing cells. There are also other drugs that are used to treat cancer in different ways, including targeted therapy, hormone therapy, and immunotherapy.
The information below describes side effects that might be caused by traditional or standard chemotherapy.
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