Medicines

This section will list the most common drugs, how they are given, and the most common side effects.

  • Chemotherapy Drugs

    If your treatment plan includes chemotherapy, you'll get to know some of these drugs, often given in various combinations.

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  • Anthracyclines

    Anthracylines are a group of chemotherapy drugs used to treat a variety of childhood cancers.

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  • Steroids

    This type of medication is often used in the treatment of several different kinds of cancers and other diseases.

    Don't confuse this kind of steroid with the illegal, anabolic type that have been used to bulk muscles!

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  • Anti-Nausea Drugs

    Anti-nausea (or anti-emetic) drugs will become your best friends during your chemotherapy treatment. Your medical team is the best source of information about which drugs will work best for you.

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  • Pain Medications

    You may be given various types of pain medications (often referred to as "narcotics"). Your medical team is the best source of information about which pain medications will best control your pain, if you have any.

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  • Anti Depressants

    The use of anti-depressants by young people with cancer is not uncommon. Depression or feelings of sadness, disruption in your eating or sleeping patterns, or having trouble coping with all that is going on can occur anytime during or after your treatment.

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