Oncology treatments Flashcards
1
Q
Name possible acute side effects of radiotherapy.
A
- general fatigue
- skin erythema, dry/moist desquamation, hair loss, tanning
- pneumonitis
- dysuria, radiation cystitis
- oral muscositis, oesophagitis, diarrhoea, nausea and vomiting
- cytopenias
2
Q
Name possible late side effects of radiotherapy.
A
- 2nd cancers e.g. breast, MDS
- xerostomia, oral and gingival tissue atrophy
- hypothyroidism
- lymphoedema
- muscle fibrosis
- lung fibrosis
- renal impairment
- infertility
- bowel strictures, adhesions, fistulae
- telangiectasia, ulceration over bone
- transverse myelitis or Lhermitte’s symptom
- cataracts, dry eye syndrome, retinitis
- otitis or sensorineural hearing loss
