Chemotherapy with multiple drug agents is used in the treatment of recurrent and advanced breast cancer with positive results.Which side effects would the nurse anticipate for the client once treatment has begun?
(Select all that apply).
A) Hair loss
B) Severe constipation
C) Anemia
D) Leukopenia
E) Thrombocytopenia

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Because chemotherapeutic agents rapidly kill reproducing cells,treatment also affects normal cells that frequently reproduce.The side effects that the nurse would anticipate and on which the nurse will provide education include partial or full hair loss,gastrointestinal effects (e.g.,nausea,vomiting,anorexia,mucositis),leukopenia,neutropenia,thrombocytopenia,and anemia.

Chemotherapy with Multiple Drug Agents Is Used in the Treatment