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Side Effects From Cisplatin And Vinorelbine Combination Chemo
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One of the side effects of living through breast cancer, I have found, is that your doctors often tend to regard some of the side effects of your treatment, ranging from weight gain to chemo brain, as trivial. Their attitude often may be summed up as, “you’re lucky to be alive, so stop complaining about being fat, or having a bad memory.” Thus, it was with great relief that I read yesterday’s article in the New York Times: “Lingering Fog of Chemotherapy Is No Longer Ignored as...
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