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Cancer survivors: Managing late effects of cancer treatment

Your cancer treatment is over, but your risk of side effects goes on. You might be surprised to know that side effects can continue after your cancer treatment or even develop several years later. Some cancer survivors wonder why they weren't told about the possibility of late effects before they began treatment.

The FDA said Celgene's blood-cancer drug Revlimid may cause a rare but serious skin reaction in some patients.

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David

Wikipedia URL: 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenalidomide

Wikipedia had no page for CC-4047- the page for lenalidomide referred to CC-4047 which is why I am including the wiki article in this subject page.

This article points to a supplement that may prevent chemo brain. Several things-

1) This study points to n-acetyl cysteine as a preventative before chemotherapy- not to heal chemo brain after chemo therapy (though i supplement with it in hopes of regaining my full brain function )

2)A researcher is quoted in the article saying that chemo brain is experienced for up to two years- I have experienced this side effect for at least 10 years-yes, my chemo brain improved but I still suffer deficits-