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Cancer, the Flu, and You
The CDC answers questions for cancer patients and survivors about seasonal flu and 2009 H1N1 flu.
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Managing Physical Effects
Manage the physical symptoms of cancer and the side effects from chemotherapy, radiation, and other treatment; learn how to maintain proper nutrition during treatment.
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Fatigue (PDQ®)
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Expert-reviewed information summary about fatigue, a condition marked by extreme tiredness and inability to function because of lack of energy, often seen as a complication of cancer or its treatment.
Fatigue (Feeling Weak and Very Tired): Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects
Practical tips to help people with cancer make a plan to feel less tired and fatigued during chemotherapy. Learn what problems you should call your doctor about and read questions to ask your doctor.
What To Do When You Feel Weak or Tired (Fatigue)
Practical tips to help people with cancer deal with fatigue, feel better during radiation treatment, and talk with their doctor or nurse.
Reducing Depression Does Not Reduce Fatigue
People with cancer often experience both depression and fatigue, and physicians have had good reason to think that relieving depression might also reduce fatigue. But a new large randomized trial has disproved that theory and shifted researchers' attention to other possible strategies to fight cancer-related fatigue.
Sleep Disorders (PDQ®)
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Expert-reviewed information summary about causes and management of sleep disorders in people with cancer.
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Pain (PDQ®)
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Expert-reviewed information summary about pain as a complication of cancer or its treatment. Approaches to the management and treatment of cancer-associated pain are discussed.
Pain: Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects
Practical advice to help people with cancer prevent or manage pain during chemotherapy treatment. Tips to help you track your pain, get the most from your pain medicine, and know when to call your doctor.
Pain Control: Support for People with Cancer
A booklet for people with cancer that addresses pain control medicines and methods, as well as the physical and emotional effects of pain.
Nerve Changes: Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects
Practical information about nerve changes (also called peripheral neuropathy) and tips that have helped others during chemotherapy. Learn what changes to call your doctor about and questions to ask your doctor.
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Nausea and Vomiting (PDQ®)
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Expert-reviewed information summary about nausea and vomiting as complications of cancer or its treatment. Approaches to the management of nausea and vomiting are discussed.
Gastrointestinal Complications (PDQ®)
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Expert-reviewed information summary about constipation, impaction, bowel obstruction, and diarrhea as complications of cancer or its treatment. The management of these problems is discussed.
Nausea and Vomiting: Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects
Practical tips and advice to help people with cancer prevent nausea and vomiting during chemotherapy. Learn what foods and drinks are easy on your stomach. Read questions to ask your doctor.
What To Do About Feeling Sick to Your Stomach and Throwing Up
Practical tips to help people with cancer manage nausea and vomiting, feel better during radiation treatment, and talk with your doctor or nurse.
Marijuana Use in Supportive Care for Cancer Patients
A fact sheet about marijuana used to treat chemotherapy-induced nausea, vomiting, anorexia, and cachexia in cancer patients.
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Constipation: Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects
Practical tips to people with cancer prevent or relieve constipation and feel better during chemotherapy. Learn what foods can help and key questions to ask your doctor.
Diarrhea: Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects
Practical information to help people with cancer prevent or relieve diarrhea and feel better during chemotherapy. Learn what foods and drinks may help you feel better and what problems to call your doctor about.
What To Do When You Have Loose Stools (Diarrhea)
Practical tips to help people with cancer manage diarrhea, feel better during radiation treatment, and talk with your doctor or nurse.
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Nutrition in Cancer Care (PDQ®)
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Expert-reviewed information summary about the causes and management of nutritional problems that occur in patients with cancer.
Eating Hints: Before, During, and After Cancer Treatment
Information and recipes to help people with cancer meet their needs for good nutrition before, during, and after treatment.
Appetite Changes: Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects
Practical tips for people with cancer to make eating easier, stay strong during chemotherapy and manage appetite changes. Read questions to ask your doctor.
Oral Complications of Chemotherapy and Head/Neck Radiation (PDQ®)
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Expert-reviewed information summary about oral complications, such as mucositis and salivary gland dysfunction, that occur in cancer patients treated with chemotherapy or radiation therapy to the head and neck.
Mouth and Throat Changes: Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects
Practical steps people with cancer can to take if their mouth or throat hurts during chemotherapy. Learn about a mouth rinse that can help, what foods to avoid, and questions to ask your doctor.
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Anemia: Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects
Practical advice about anemia, tips to help people with cancer feel less tired, and signs to call your doctor about. Read questions to ask your doctor.
Bleeding Problems: Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects
Practical steps to help people with cancer prevent bleeding problems during chemotherapy and know what problems to call your doctor about. Read questions to ask your doctor.
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Fever, Sweats, and Hot Flashes (PDQ®)
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Expert-reviewed information summary about causes and treatment of fever, sweats, and hot flashes in cancer patients.
Infection: Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects
Practical advice to help people with cancer lower their chances of getting infections during chemotherapy and problems to call their doctor about. Read questions to ask your doctor.
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Hair Loss (Alopecia): Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects
Practical tips on how others have coped with hair loss (also called alopecia) during chemotherapy. Read questions to ask your doctor.
What To Do About Hair Loss (Alopecia)
Practical tips to help you deal with hair loss, feel better during radiation treatment, and talk with your doctor or nurse.
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Cognitive Disorders and Delirium (PDQ®)
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Expert-reviewed information summary about management and treatment of cognitive disorders and delirium as complications of cancer or its treatment.
Memory Changes: Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects
Practical information about what causes memory changes during chemotherapy. Get helpful tips and learn what questions to ask your doctor to learn more.
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Lymphedema (PDQ®)
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Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of lymphedema.
Swelling (Fluid Retention): Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects
Practical information about what causes swelling (fluid retention) during chemotherapy, steps to take to prevent it, and when to call your doctor. Learn what questions to ask your doctor.
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Pruritus (PDQ®)
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Expert-reviewed information summary about the management and treatment of pruritus (itching of the skin) as a complication of cancer or its treatment.
Skin and Nail Changes: Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects
Practical information to help you care for your skin and nails during chemotherapy and problems to call your doctor about. Read questions to ask your doctor.
What To Do About Mild Skin Changes
Practical tips to help you manage mild skin changes, feel better during radiation treatment, and talk with your doctor or nurse.
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Sexuality and Reproductive Issues (PDQ®)
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Expert-reviewed information summary about factors that may affect sexual functioning in individuals who have cancer. Fertility issues related to cancer treatment are also discussed.
Sexual and Fertility Changes in Men: Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects
Practical information and answers to questions from men about sexual problems or fertility changes due to chemotherapy. Learn what questions to ask your doctor before treatment starts.
What Men Can Do About Changes in Sexuality and Fertility
Practical tips to help men manage changes in sexuality and fertility, feel better during radiation treatment, and talk with their doctor or nurse.
Sexual and Fertility Changes in Women: Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects
Practical information and answers to questions from women about sexual problems or fertility changes due to chemotherapy. Learn what questions to ask your doctor before treatment starts.
What Women Can Do About Changes in Sexuality and Fertility
Practical tips for women to help manage changes in sexuality and fertility, feel better during radiation treatment, and talk with their doctor or nurse.
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Hypercalcemia (PDQ®)
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Expert-reviewed information summary about the management and treatment of hypercalcemia (high blood calcium levels) as a complication of cancer.
Cardiopulmonary Syndromes (PDQ®)
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Expert-reviewed information summary about common conditions that produce chest symptoms such as cancer-related dyspnea, malignant pleural effusion, pericardial effusion, and superior vena cava syndrome.
Nerve Changes: Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects
Practical information about nerve changes (also called peripheral neuropathy) and tips that have helped others during chemotherapy. Learn what changes to call your doctor about and questions to ask your doctor.
Urination Changes: Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects
Practical information about how to prevent or manage changes in urination during chemotherapy, problems to call your doctor about, and questions to ask your doctor.
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Understanding Chemotherapy
What chemotherapy is and how it can help you. Use this when you talk with your doctor to get the information you need before and during treatment.
Chemotherapy and You: Support for People With Cancer
Information about what to expect during chemotherapy and what patients can do to take care of themselves during and after treatment.
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Radiation Therapy and You: Support for People With Cancer
Information about what to expect during radiation therapy, including the general effects of treatment and how to deal with specific side effects.
What To Know About Brachytherapy (A Type of Internal Radiation Therapy)
An easy-to-read fact sheet that helps radiation therapy patients understand brachytherapy, a type of internal internal radiation therapy.
What To Know About External Beam Radiation Therapy
An easy-to-read fact sheet that helps radiation therapy patients understand external beam radiation therapy.
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