Abstract

RECURRENCE OF CANCER WITH LONG TERM SIDE EFFECTS OF CANCER TREATMENT

Aruna Sharma, Dharma Kishore, and Bhawani Singh*

Abstract

The review describes the recurrence of cancer and all the possible late complications of cancer treatment. Radiation therapy, radioiodine therapy and some chemotherapy have life threatening long-term side effects that are responsible for secondary cancer. Improper and chronic injection of cancer treatment from radiation therapy, radioiodine therapy, and some chemotherapy agents (alkylating agents, anthracyclines, topoisomerase (II) inhibitors, streptozotocin, chlorozotocin, diethylstilbesterol, tamoxifen, cis-platin, etc.) can also the major risk of recurrence of cancer. Genetic predisposition and estrogen-progestin therapy is also found to make individual more susceptible to recurrence of cancer.

Keywords: Radiotherapy, radioiodine therapy, chemotherapy, harmone therapy, secondary cancer, recurrence of cancer.