Does chemotherapy hurt?

Chemotherapy may cause pain.

First, chemotherapy drugs may cause damage to normal cells while killing cancer cells, resulting in a series of adverse reactions, including pain. For example, some chemotherapy drugs may cause peripheral neuropathy, causing numbness, tingling, or pain in the hands and feet.

Second, chemotherapy may cause oral mucositis, resulting in pain, ulcers, etc. in the mouth, throat, etc., affecting eating and swallowing. Third, chemotherapy

may cause bone marrow suppression, resulting in decreased white blood cells, platelets, etc. When thrombocytopenia is severe, it may cause bleeding, such as nosebleed, gingival bleeding, etc., which may also be accompanied by pain.

In addition, chemotherapy may cause phlebitis due to drug stimulation, causing pain, redness, etc. at the injection site or along the vein.

Finally, patients may be vulnerable to infection due to physical weakness, decreased immunity, infection may also bring pain symptoms.