chemo side effects:

[dadavis]

Have any of you out there experienced a runny nose as a result of chemo? My son is nearing the end of Hyper-Cvad-R  chemo for Burkitts and seems to always have a runny nose, just clear fluid. No congestion it appears. Could this be from the chemo maybe stripping out the the cell lining or cilia inside his nose? Just curious. It seems like when he eats hot food his nose really starts running. Thank you for any help you can give me. Deanna Davis

[Dr_Aparna]

Hi,
Cough is a sudden, noisy and violent expulsion of air from the chest, caused by irritation in the air passages, or by the reflex action of a nervous or gastric disorder. Chronic and/or dry cough can be side effects of chemotherapy and other cancer treatments.
Allergies and infection are common causes of cough.In response to the allergy-causing agent, people get drainage (usually clear drainage) or a "runny nose."  Red, itchy eyes may accompany this cough too.
Cough is usually accompanied by feeling tired, achy, running a fever, and/or having a runny/stuffy nose with clear or yellow/green mucous.
Anti-histamines may be taken to stop it.
ref:http://www.chemocare.com/managing/cough_and_chemotherapy.asp

[KayTch]

My mom has colon cancer and has been going through this with several different kinds of chemo. It probably does have something to do with the cells and the lining of the nose but I couldn't tell you how.