{"id":6301,"date":"2023-09-20T14:07:19","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T14:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncos.com\/immunotherapy-side-effects-and-advice\/"},"modified":"2023-12-19T15:52:28","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T15:52:28","slug":"immunotherapy-side-effects-and-advice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oncos.com\/en\/immunotherapy-side-effects-and-advice\/","title":{"rendered":"Immunotherapy side effects and advice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Immunotherapy<\/strong> is a cancer treatment that works differently than other traditional cancer therapies. The goal of immunotherapy is to <strong>boost our immune system<\/strong> by harnessing its ability to recognize and attack external, harmful agents in the body, such as cancer. Immunotherapy thus aims to enhance the response of the cells involved in our body&#8217;s defense.<\/p>\n<p>This type of therapy does not have an immediate effect, and the side effects fall into two types:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Those that appear immediately after administration;<\/li>\n<li>those that appear a few weeks after the start of treatment (due to the increase in the body&#8217;s defense mechanisms).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>How does immunotherapy work?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Immunotherapy<\/strong> uses drugs to activate patients&#8217; immune systems by stimulating them to attack cancerous and harmful cells in the body. In recent years, this treatment has shown positive results in patients:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>tumor reduction<\/strong>;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Increased survival<\/strong> compared with traditional therapies;<\/li>\n<li><strong>immunological memory<\/strong>, even after treatment discontinuation, the immune system is able to recognize and attack relapsing cancer cells.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Immunotherapy short- and long-term side effects<\/h2>\n<p>We had already told you about the side effects of <a href=\"https:\/\/oncos.com\/en\/radiotherapy-side-effects-a-brief-overview-of-the-most-common-ones\/\">radiotherapy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/oncos.com\/en\/chemotherapy-side-effects-what-they-are-and-how-to-deal-with-them\/\">chemotherapy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Even in the case of immunotherapy, side effects vary from patient to patient. Some of the most common ones are:<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>In the short term<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Skin irritation, erythema, itching and dryness of the skin, vitiligo;<\/li>\n<li>fever and chills;<\/li>\n<li>nausea and diarrhea;<\/li>\n<li>drops in pressure;<\/li>\n<li>drowsiness;<\/li>\n<li>allergic reactions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>In the long run:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dermatitis and rashes;<\/li>\n<li>diarrhea;<\/li>\n<li>Reduction in white blood cells (this side effect requires antibiotic therapy to prevent infection);<\/li>\n<li>Reduced platelet production;<\/li>\n<li>Muscle and joint pain;<\/li>\n<li>Thyroid, adrenal gland, pituitary gland problems;<\/li>\n<li>diabetes.<\/li>\n<li>These side effects do not arise in all cases when a patient undergoes immunological therapies. In case of symptoms, it is always good practice to consult your oncologist.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Immunotherapy is a cancer treatment that works differently than other therapies. The goal is to boost our immune system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1312,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"tags":[51,50],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Immunotherapy side effects - Oncos<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Immunotherapy what it is and side effects. 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