Turtles and tortoises are some of the most long-lived members of the reptile family. Even small species that are typically kept as pets, like box turtles and terrapins, live between 30 and 40 years if they're kept healthy. Larger species such as sea turtles are estimated to live about 80 years. The giant tortoise, the largest of all land turtles, typically lives at least a century.
Chemotherapy and radiation therapy can cause long-term side effects to the brain, spinal cord, and nerves. These late effects include: Hearing loss from high doses of chemotherapy, especially drugs like cisplatin (Platinol).
As with most drugs, chemotherapy drugs do have side effects. Side effects of chemotherapy are unwanted things that happen as a direct result of taking a drug. It is easy to confuse drug side effects with symptoms of cancer.Symptoms are the things that happen as a direct result of the cancer and have nothing to do with the drug.he side effects of chemotherapy can be unpleasant. But it can help to try to see the problems in relation to the benefits of the treatment. Chemotherapy does not cause side effects in everyone. It causes different reactions in different people. Remember-almost all side effects are temporary.