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What to Expect During Treatment

Around April, I had to get surgery to get a tumor removed that was growing inside me but

I did not know until one day i had went to the emergency room because my stomach would

always hurt and it started to grow. When they took out the tumor, they had told me that they had

taken out an ovary too because thats where the tumor was at. The doctor did not know how I got

it so they send it to Boston so they could examine it. Some weeks later, the doctor called me to

go see him and tell me what it was. When i went to go see him, he said i had to get on

chemotherapy because i was diagnosed with ovarian cancer but that it was not that serious since I

found out soon before it got worse and I had to get on treatment to prevent another tumor from

growing on my other ovary or somewhere else. I was so sad when the doctor told me that my

hair was going to fall off during treatment, thats the only side effect I really cared about because

I was going to look different and I did not know how to prepare myself when my hair would start

falling out throughout the treatment. Chemotherapy does have a negative effect on the body

because it causes hair loss, the body weakens, and weight gain.
 This graph shows the number of treatments that patients had got on in 2010 through

2012. In 2010, there were 29,801 of treatments. In 2011, there were 30,881 treatments and in

2012, there were 31,025 treatments. Over the three years the number of treatments have

increased. All of these people are in some way affected by chemotherapy.

One reason chemotherapy has a negative effect on the body is because it makes you lose

your hair. Chemotherapy causes hair loss all over the body. Chemotherapy may cause hair loss

all over your body-not just on your scalp (Mayo Clinic). This quote relates to my reason #1

because it talks about how chemotherapy causes hair loss all over the body not only on the scalp.

This quote supports my position by saying that chemotherapy causes hair loss all over the body.

Not only does chemotherapy causes hair loss all over the body, it depends on what drug you take

that makes you lose your hair.

One reason chemotherapy has a negative effect on the body is because it makes you lose

your hair. It depends on what drug you take that makes you lose your hair. Whether or not you

lose your hair depends on the drug, the dosage, and your systems response to the drug

(Traxler). This quote relates to my reason #1 because it talks about when hair loss occurs

depending on what drug you take that makes you lose your hair. This quote supports my position

by saying that it depends on what drug you take that makes you lose your hair. Not only does it

depend on what drug you take that makes you lose your hair but you can prepare for hair loss

during treatment.

One reason chemotherapy has a negative effect on the body is because it makes you lose

your hair. You can prepare for hair loss during treatment. Think about whether you want to

embrace your new look or if you're more comfortable covering up with scarves, hats , turbans, or

caps or with a wig or hairpiece (Healthwise). This quote relates to my reason #1 because it talks
about when you lose your hair, you can embrace it or wear headgear. This quote supports my

position by talking how you can embrace your new look. You can prepare for hair loss during

treatment but also your hair grows back once therapy has been completed.

One reason chemotherapy has a negative effect on the body is because it makes you lose

your hair. Hair grows back once therapy has been completed. Hair loss from cancer treatment is

most often not permanent. Hair loss may affect all the hair on your body. Hair grows back once

therapy has been completed. The amount of hair loss depends on the cancer treatment, the dose

of treatment, and how it is given. If your treatment affects the hair, your hair may start falling out

between seven to 21 days after you start your treatment (University of Iowa Health Care). This

quote relates to my reason #1 because it says that even if you loss your hair, after treatment your

hair grows back. This quote supports my position by telling you that hair loss is temporary and

it's going to grow back when you are completed with chemotherapy. A second reason

chemotherapy affects the body is by making the body weak.

Second reason chemotherapy has a negative effect on the body is because it makes you

weak. It weakens the immune system. Most cancer patients know that chemotherapy weakens

their immune system, putting them at risk for viral and bacterial infections (Mapes). This quote

relates to my reason #2 because it talks about how chemotherapy weakens your body giving you

a higher risk of getting infections. This quote supports my position by how the treatment

weakens the immune system and you got a higher chance of getting infections. Not only does it

weakens the immune system but you may be less active.

Second reason chemotherapy has a negative effect on the body is because it makes you

weak. You may be less active. if you experience chronic pain, you may be less active, eat less,

sleep less, and become depressed, all of which may add to your fatigue (Mayo Clinic). This
quote relates to my position because when you on treatment you cant really do nothing because

you feel weak. This quote supports my position by talking about the pain and what you can

experience during chemotherapy. You may be less active but also fatigue can be defined as a

multidimensional phenomenon.

Second reason chemotherapy has a negative effect on the body is because it makes you

weak. Fatigue can be defined as a multidimensional phenomenon. Fatigue can be defined as a

multidimensional phenomenon, which evolves over time, comprising physical energy, mental

capacity and the psychological condition of the patient with cancer (Iop, Manfredi & Bonura).

This quote relates to my reason #2 because it talks about how fatigue is defined by. This quote

supports my position by talking about how your energy goes away while on treatment and thats

how your body weakens and you dont feel like doing anything but just be in bed all day.

Another reason chemotherapy affects the body is by making you gain weight.

Third reason chemotherapy has a negative effect on the body is because it makes you

gain weight. Prevent gain weight. Making healthy food choices and getting regular exercise

during treatment (if possible) may help prevent weight gain (Komen). This quote relates to my

reason #3 because it tells you how you can prevent weight gain by eating healthy & exercising.

This quote supports my position by getting exercise and eating healthy, you can prevent weight

gain while being on treatment. You can prevent gain weight but also the calories you eat can add

up fast.

Third reason chemotherapy has a negative effect on the body is because it makes you

gain weight. Calories add up fast. By eating even small amounts of sweets throughout the day,

calories can add up fast. The same goes for carbohydrates, which break down into sugars.

Although the body needs carbohydrates for energy, eating more than needed can lead to extra
sugars being stored as fat. (Kennedy). This quote relates to my reason #3 because while on

chemotherapy the calories you eat can add up fast even if you eat a little bit. This quote supports

my position by talking about how you can eat small amounts of something and the calories can

still add up fast which makes you gain weight. Not only do calories add up fast but you have to

stay hydrated while on treatment.

Third reason chemotherapy has a negative effect on the body is because it makes you

gain weight. Staying hydrated. Staying hydrated is important for all cancer patients to help

their bodies deal with the effect of treatment (Salamon). This quote relates to my reason #3

because staying hydrated is very important while on treatment. This quote supports my position

by talking about how drinking water during chemo is really important to prevent weight gain and

you have to stay hydrated. Some people might argue that chemotherapy is beneficial to a lot of

people.

Even though some people might argue that chemotherapy is beneficial to a lot of people

because it cures cancer, it can actually lead to stress due body weakens. When the body weakens

you are unable to do a lot of stuff you used to do when you was not on treatment so you might

just stay in bed all day and get stressed out about not being able to do whatever you would like to

do like before.

Another reason some people might argue that chemotherapy is beneficial to a lot of

people because it helps kill the cancer cells but since it kills some of your good cells also it can

lead to depression due to hair loss and some people might feel like they should commit suicide

but chemotherapy helps cure cancer not make the person on treatment kill themselves. When you

get on treatment your hair starts to fall off because of the drugs you are taking and when you
completely lose all your hair, it gets really difficult for you to go out without any hair and you

start missing your hair you had before you got on chemotherapy and start feeling depressed.

Chemotherapy affects the body by making you lose your hair, gain weight and makes the

body weak. This paper is about how chemotherapy can affect your body when you get on the

treatment due to the drugs you take. This topic is important to me because I had ovarian cancer

and had to get on chemotherapy so I know how it effects your body and I can relate to the topic.

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