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I've been asked by a friend to get her some information on chemotherapy
side-effects and their treatment. Is there a FAQ or other concise resourse I could send her?
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- You can get good information for the general public at the National
Cancer Institute at 1 -800 - 4CANCER or wwwicic.nci.nih.gov Another
good site is oncolink.upenn.edu -http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/help/default.asp?page=314
Chemotherapy side effects: Your blood and bone marrow
This page is about the bone marrow, blood and blood cells and how they relate
to cancer. You can scroll down the page to read all the information here. Or
you can use the links below to take you straight down the page to sections on * Bone marrow * Red blood cells * Red blood cell growth factor (EPO or erythropoietin) * White blood cells * Growth factors for white blood cells * Platelets * Tumour lysis syndrome * Hints on how to manage when you have low blood counts
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