Table 3.

Side effects of chemotherapy, which are associated with an increased requirement of micronutrients and/or micronutrient deficiencies

Side effect	Cytostatic drug
Nausea and vomiting	highly emetic: cisplatin, dacarbazine, lomustine emetic: doxorubicin, epirubicin, daunorubicin, carboplatin, carmustine (BCNU), cyclophosphamide, etoposide, ifosfamide, mitomycin C
Diarrhea	fluorouracil, methotrexate, idarubicin, cisplatin, irinotecan
Mucosal damage (mucositis) and ulceration of the gastrointestinal tract	doxorubicin, epirubicin, daunorubicin, etoposide, fluorouracil, methotrexate, vinca alkaloids (e.g. vincristine), mitomycin C
Anorexia (taste and smell disorders, loss of appetite, premature satiation, food aversion)	practically all cytostatic drugs