For information about side effects caused by treatment for cancer see our side effects page.
Acute myeloid leukemia therapy side effects.
Coping with emotional and social effects.
What are the side effects of aml treatment.
Sunburn like skin changes and hair loss in the treated area are possible.
You can have emotional and social effects as well as physical effects after an aml diagnosis.
This increases your risk of infections.
Low white blood cell counts.
Chemotherapy reduces the number of white blood cells in the blood.
Complete hair loss is very unlikely with any other type of treatment.
Aml treatments like chemotherapy stem cell transplant or a bone marrow transplant can often make you feel tired.
For those who do some long term effects such as fatigue can linger for months or years after therapy.
Complete hair loss alopecia generally chemotherapy is the type of cancer drug treatment most likely to cause hair loss.
But some other cancer drugs can cause hair thinning.
When the level is very low it is called neutropenia pronounced new troh pee nee ah.
This may include dealing with difficult emotions such as sadness anxiety or anger or managing your stress level.
Radiation to the head and neck area can lead to mouth sores and trouble swallowing.
The possible side effects of radiation therapy depend on where the radiation is aimed.
If your white blood cell counts are very low during treatment you can help lower your risk of infection by carefully avoiding exposure to germs.
Side effects of acute myeloid leukemia treatment.
Mouth ulcers diarrhea temporary hair loss rashes nausea and vomiting fatigue.
Effects can range from mild to severe.
Talk to your.
Treatment for adult acute myeloid leukemia may cause side effects.
For some patients taking part in a clinical trial may be the best treatment choice.
Severe infections can be life threatening.
White blood cells help fight infections.
Partial hair loss or loss of patches of hair.
Radiation to the abdomen can cause nausea vomiting or diarrhea.
Patients may want to think about taking part in a clinical trial.
Some of the most serious side effects of chemo are caused by low white blood cell counts.