Sentences with phrase «late side effects of cancer treatment»

Potential long - term or late side effects of cancer treatment, bone marrow / stem cell transplant, symptoms and treatments

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This was before Mackey had won a single Iditarod, let alone four straight; before he used what he calls his marathon style — catnapping as his sled moves and covering 100 - mile chunks at a moderate pace without prolonged rest, instead of sprinting from rest stop to rest stop like most other racers — to win an unprecedented double (the Yukon Quest, the world's other 1,000 - mile dogsled race, and just weeks later the Iditarod) not once but twice; before he became so dominant that slower competitors complained they had no chance to finish within five days of him (the requirement for an official place and a commemorative belt buckle); and before a rival pushed for drug testing at the 2010 Iditarod, suspecting that Mackey's secret was his prescription for medical marijuana to alleviate the side effects of cancer treatment.

Editor's note: This story was updated June 21, 2017, to correct the list of side effects of the treatment and to note that it's not just late - stage cancer patients who might be eligible for immunotherapy.