Chemotherapy treatment can cause not only short term side effects but also some long term side effects that persist for several months and years later.
Tiredness and lack of stamina is one of the long term effects. Radiotherapy to the neck can cause under-active thyroid function sometimes years later, which is characterised by tiredness and lethargy. This is readily checked by blood tests and treated by thyroxine replacement. This is a common problem under chemotherapy treatment and curing takes months or years.
Fertility also gets affected by certain types of chemotherapy as well as radiotherapy to your pelvis, particularly when directed at your ovaries or testes. This may some times be a permanent effect, but should not be ...
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