Chemo is a lifesaving treatment, but it also causes side effects in all of the body’s systems. After receiving a cancer diagnosis, your first reaction may be to ask your doctor about ...

Doctors have used chemotherapy (chemo) to treat cancer since the 1940s. The advantage of these drugs is they kill cancer cells throughout your body. One downside is the side effects they can ...

It's this friendly fire that accounts for many of chemo's unfavorable side effects. Not everyone undergoing chemotherapy suffers negative results, but most do. Fatigue, changes in weight ...