Some chemotherapy and radiation therapy patients can become sick minutes or hours before they receive their treatments. In this anticipatory nausea and vomiting response that can occur, initially neutral stimuli, such as needles, the hospital, or the treatment room, become that trigger sickness.

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In anticipatory nausea and vomiting, initially neutral stimuli become associated with the treatment and trigger a conditioned response, making them conditioned stimuli.

Some Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy Patients Can Become Sick Minutes