Long-term effects of cancer chemotherapy.
As the management of advanced malignancy with multimodality therapy becomes more successful, the practicing general physician will see more chronic and late sequelae of therapy in the cured cancer patient. Chronic or late toxicities may occur in nearly every organ system. This article has briefly described the most common late toxicities that the practicing internist, pediatrician, family physician, and obstetrician/gynecologist should be prepared to recognize.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D005854:Germ Cells / Q000187:drug effects; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans; D007246:Infertility / Q000139:chemically induced; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D007989:Libido / Q000187:drug effects; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy*; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents