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Various treatments are employed in the treatment of cancer and these methods may be associated side effects also. Normally, the side effects which an individual may experience are quite similar in every cancer treatment. These side effects are feeling tired (fatigue), fever, chills, weakness, nausea, vomiting, body aches, dizziness, and variations in blood pressure.
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