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The most common side effects include alopecia (hair loss), nausea, diarrhea, anemia (reduced number of red blood cells) and asthenia (lack of energy). [5] [8] [3] It can cause worsening of chemotherapy induced neutropenia (low level of white blood cells). [5] It may cause harm to a developing fetus or a newborn baby. [5]
Hair loss is a well-known side effect of many chemotherapy drugs used to treat certain forms of cancer. Similar to other toxins that cause hair loss, hair loss from cancer medications usually isn ...
The most common side effects are nausea, fatigue, vomiting, alopecia (hair loss), constipation, decreased appetite, anemia (hemoglobin in blood is below the reference range), decreased neutrophil count (white blood cells that help lead the body's immune system response to fight infection), diarrhea, leukopenia (other white blood cells that help the immune system), cough and decreased platelet ...
Trastuzumab is given by slow injection into a vein and injection just under the skin. [31] [34] Common side effects include fever, infection, cough, headache, trouble sleeping, and rash. [31] Other severe side effects include heart failure, allergic reactions, and lung disease. [31] Use during pregnancy may harm the baby. [23]
Medications: "Some medications, including certain anticoagulants, antidepressants, and medications for gout, hypertension, and cancer, can cause hair loss as a side effect Increased shedding or ...
3. Medications. Some medications have been associated with temporary hair loss. Most of the time hair loss related to medication is due to the drug disrupting the hair growth cycle leading to a ...
Pertuzumab is administered as an intravenous infusion in combination with trastuzumab and docetaxel as a first line treatment for HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer. [4] [3] It is also used in the same combination as a neoadjuvant (given to reduce the size of a tumor, prior to surgery or radiation) for HER2-positive early breast cancer; as of 2016 this use had not been shown to increase ...
Taking a medication that can cause hair loss as a side effect. Stress. Certain hairstyles that pull on the hair. A sudden change, such as something major happening physically or emotionally.