What are the side effects of Gemzar chemotherapy treatment?

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What are the side effects of Gemzar chemotherapy treatment?
 

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Hello, Have you seen this website: http://www.gemzar.com/Pages/index.aspx

It may be helpful to you, based on the type of cancer it is used to combat.

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An anonymous caregiver said...

Hello ,Caring 4 Bill.I was on Gemzar and Cisplatin, My side effect were as follows but everyone is diffrent, I ran a low grade fever (99.9 to 100.0 ,Very very tired,felt very weak,nausea, low white and red cells and platelets. I also have permanent buzzing in my ears, by the time I told the nurses it was to late, I finished up the treatment March of 2009, I still have the buzzing and certain tones I can't hear like the beeping of a thermomter, I hope the Treatment has less side effects.

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MBrase71 said...

The side effects of Gemzar treatment are flu like symptoms, fever, fatigue, nausea, low blood count, skin rash, vomiting, nadir, protein and blood in urine, and liver enzymes. Most people however do not experience the symptoms.

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