Table 4.
Long term and latent effects of lung cancer treatment
| Side effect | Treatment type
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| Chemo | RT | Surgery | Targeted | |
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| General | ||||
| Fatigue | X | X | X | |
| Pain | X | |||
| Weakness | X | X | ||
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| Dermatitis | X | |||
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| Hypertension | X | |||
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| Neurologic | ||||
| Cognitive dysfunction | X | |||
| Neuropathy | X | |||
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| Psychosocial (anxiety, distress, depression) | X | X | X | |
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| Pulmonary | ||||
| Chronic cough | X | |||
| Dyspnea | X | X | ||
| Pneumonitis | X | |||
Chemo: chemotherapy; RT: radiation therapy
Targeted refers to immunotherapy drugs that target specific gene mutations (e.g. ALK), angiogenesis inhibitors or EGFR inhibitors