El edema es la hinchazón causada por la acumulación excesiva de líquidos dentro del cuerpo. Es más frecuente en las piernas y los pies, pero también puede ocurrir en las manos, los brazos, el rostro y el abdomen.

During cancer treatment, you may find it hard to maintain your weight. Some people lose weight. Others gain weight. Slight increases in weight during cancer treatment are usually not a problem. But if you gain too much weight, it can affect your health.

Hand-foot syndrome is also called palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia. It is a side effect of some cancer treatments. Hand-foot syndrome causes redness, swelling, and pain on the palms of the hands and/or the soles of the feet. Sometimes blisters appear. Hand-foot syndrome sometimes happens elsewhere on the skin, such as the knees or elbows. But this is less common.

Surgery is a common treatment for cancer. Like all cancer treatments, surgery has benefits, risks, and side effects. The types and severity of side effects vary from person to person based on several factors:

• Location and type of cancer

• Type of surgery

• Other treatments received before surgery, such as chemotherapy or radiation therapy

• Your general health

• The symptoms you had before surgery