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Adriamycin side effects breast cancer.
Red colored urine for two days after treatment due to the drug s color not bleeding hair loss or thin brittle hair.
Nausea and vomiting may be severe diarrhea loss of appetite missed menstrual periods darkening of your skin or nails weakness tiredness eye redness or.
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In summary common side effects of adriamycin include.
In some cases drug therapy may be needed to.
Side effects are common though symptoms such as nausea and vomiting are often well controlled with preventive medications.
A problem that occurs when treatment affects healthy tissues or organs.
Doxorubicin is given only as an intravenous injectable.
It works by impairing dna synthesis a crucial feature of cell division and thus is able to target rapidly dividing cells.
Low white blood cell count.
Adriamycin can have a toxic effect on the heart.
Color of urine is orange or red for 1 to 2 days after getting adriamycin doxorubicin conventional.
Some common side effects of breast cancer treatment are fatigue pain nausea vomiting decreased blood cell counts hair loss and mouth sores.
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Adriamycin is given intravenously.
The recommended dose of doxorubicin is 60 mg m 2 administered as an intravenous bolus on day 1 of each 21 day treatment cycle in combination with cyclophosphamide for a total of four cycles see clinical studies 14.
To treat advanced stage breast cancer.
Upset stomach or throwing up.
Severe nausea and vomiting nausea and vomiting and alopecia.
These are not all of the side effects that may occur.
Metastatic disease leukemia or lymphoma.
Nausea vomiting diarrhea and loss of appetite may occur.
Common side effects of adriamycin pfs doxorubicin hydrochloride include.
Side effect related to each.
Doxorubicin is a type of anti cancer drug called an anthracycline glycoside.
Nausea and vomiting can be severe.
The recommended dose of doxorubicin when used as a single agent is 60 to 75 mg m 2.
You should be tested for heart problems before starting to take adriamycin and should be continuously monitored for developing problems during treatment.
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Call your doctor or get medical help if any of these side effects or any other side effects bother you or do not go away.
Before surgery to shrink large advanced stage breast cancer tumors.
