For patients going through chemotherapy or radiation, learning to identify and treat new side effects is a grim responsibility. As they progress from one infusion or dose to the next, the patient’s body begins to break down, leading to symptoms that range from...
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In the midst of battling cancer, patients spend a lot of time searching for ways to mitigate as many of their negative symptoms as possible. Sometimes, there are obvious and effective solutions, but more often it’s difficult to have any effect at all on the hair...
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The challenges of battling cancer come from more than just the disease itself. Common treatments like chemotherapy and radiation come with a laundry list of side effects, each more debilitating than the last, leaving many patients too sick do even the most basic...
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Patients undergoing chemotherapy must contend with a barrage of symptoms and side effects as a result of their treatment. These conditions can range from the relatively minor – changes in taste or more frequent bruising – to the severe and debilitating...
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Talk to any cancer survivor who went through chemotherapy and you’ll often hear horror stories about how the body breaks down when exposed to the toxic chemo medications. Of course, the treatment isn’t all bad: Killing cancer cells is the primary goal, and...
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In a ranking of common chemotherapy side effects, the changes it can cause to the skin and nails are probably low on the list for most patients. That said, these conditions can be uncomfortable and unsightly, so it’s easy to understand why patients want to...
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Among the many side effects of chemotherapy, hiccups may seem like only a minor concern, but in reality, this often-overlooked phenomenon can seriously impact a patient’s quality of life. That’s because the hiccups linked to cancer and chemotherapy are not...
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Patients fighting cancer often have to contend with a number of side effects from chemotherapy, many of which can prove debilitating. Among these conditions is the possibility of bone pain, a condition whose name says it all. Patients undergoing a wide array of...
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Receiving a cancer diagnosis can drastically alter the course of your life. Not only does it signal the beginning of an incredibly difficult time and expensive recovery process, but the effort required to prepare yourself, and your family – as much as any person...
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In the hours and days following a chemotherapy treatment, patients report all sorts of symptoms, ranging from the unpleasant to the outright debilitating. Many of these common chemo side effects appear unexpectedly and linger for some time, while others might show up...
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