

Rehabilitation can help people cope with physical changes from treatment. This is feeling pain in the limb that was removed even though it is no longer there. This can cause physical and emotional effects. Survivors of bone and soft-tissue cancers may have lost part or all of a limb. Removing it is linked with a higher risk of infections. The spleen is a vital organ for the immune system. Survivors of Hodgkin lymphoma, especially those diagnosed before 1988, often had their spleens removed. Late side effects from surgery depend on the type of cancer and where in the body you had surgery: Talk with your doctor about any concerns you have about a specific late effect. Below is a list of the more common late effects. And different treatments can cause different late effects. Nearly any cancer treatment can cause late effects. Evaluating and treating late effects is an important part of cancer survivorship care. These side effects can happen months or years after treatment. A form of heroin called white heroin, is easily mistaken for cocaine and people have died or been hospitalised after snorting it thinking it was cocaine.Many people who have had cancer treatment have a risk of developing long-term side effects. Speedballing (injecting a mixture of cocaine and heroin) can have fatal results. It's also easier to overdose from injecting cocaine. Sharing needles or other injecting equipment can spread HIV and hepatitis infections too. Injecting cocaine can damage veins and cause ulcers and gangrene. Regularly smoking crack can cause breathing problems and pains in the chest. Taking cocaine when pregnant can damage your baby, cause miscarriage, premature labour and low birth weight. Heavy users can lose this cartilage and end up with one large nostril and a misshapen nose. Over time, snorting cocaine damages the cartilage in your nose that separates your nostrils. The risk of overdose increases if you mix cocaine with other drugs or alcohol. Cocaine is risky for anyone with high blood pressure or a heart condition, but even healthy young people can have a fit, heart attack or stroke after using the drug.
