Radiotherapy side effects

Half way through radiotherapy and starting to wonder about side effects and how to prevent them. I've heard of these injections that cam mitigate damage to the rectum.

anyone aware of these or had problems?

Is there any NHS preventative medicine available!

thanks

  • Hi Fasttrack and welcome to the forum.

    You can find out more about the side effects of radiotherapy and how to manage them just here but hopefully some of our members will be along soon to share their top tips and advice.

    Your medical team will be the best people to discuss medication with but if you'd like to have a quick chat with one of our cancer nurses about this you can contact them on 0808 800 4040, Monday - Friday between 9a.m - 5p.m.

    I hope the rest of your treatment goes well and you're able to keep the side effects at bay.

    All the best,

    Steph, Cancer Chat Moderator