Side Effects
A wealth of knowledge to help patients deal with the side effects of cancer treatment such as nausea, vomiting, fatigue, infection, and pain.
Articles about neutropenia, anemia and thrombocytopenia. Tips for reducing associated risks and a chart to track blood counts.
Cancer and it's treatment can affect the health of your bones. Learn how and what you can do to improve bone health.
Information about cognitive dysfunction experienced after cancer treatment, including trouble with short term memory, multi-tasking, reading comprehension, and concentration.
Symptoms of constipation and tips to managing and treating this concern.
Information about diarrhea and treatments, including tips for managing diarrhea with dietary changes.
Information about this common side effect, tips for managing and potential interventions to reduce fatigue. therapy as a primary cause of fatigue.
Information about alopecia (hair loss) & thinning related to cancer treatments, tips for coping with this side effect and information about wigs.
HFS is a skin reaction that appears on the palms of the hands and/or the soles of the feet as a result of certain chemotherapy agents. It may also be referred to as acral erythema, palmar plantar erythema (PPE), or Burgdorf reaction.
Information about urinary incontinence after cancer and tips for managing this side effect and performing Kegel exercises.
Insomnia is a common problem for people with cancer. Learn about treatments, lifestyle changes and sleep training to combat insomnia.
Tips for coping with a loss of appetite due to cancer and cancer therapy.
Lymphedema is a chronic swelling that happens when lymph fluid is not moving well and protein-rich fluid accumulates in the tissues that can be disfiguring and affect quality of life.
Information about oral mucositis (mouth sores) related to cancer treatments, tips for managing and treatments for mucositis.
Information about how cancer treatments can affect skin and nails and tips for managing these side effects.
Information about nausea and vomiting and tips for coping with this side effect of some cancer treatments.
Information about cancer related pain, how it is treated and common side effects of treatment.
Peripheral neuropathy is damage to the nerves, which can be caused by chemotherapy, surgery or radiation therapy. Information about this side effect, symptoms, safety considerations and tips for management.
Information about shortness of breath related to cancer and tips for managing this concern.
The side effects of radiation therapy vary from patient to patient. Learn more about possible side effects of radiation therapy.
Other side effects that may be unusual or not included in other categories.
