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These chemotherapy fact sheets have clear medical advice from doctors and nurses, and practical tips from patients to help you manage side effects. Learn about self-care, medical problems you should call your doctor about, and questions to ask to get the most from your doctor visits.
Understanding Chemotherapy
Practical guide to help you understand what chemotherapy is and how it can help you. Use this pamphlet as a tool when you talk with your doctor to get the information you need before and during treatment.
Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects: Anemia
Practical advice about anemia, tips to help you feel less tired, and signs to call your doctor about. Read questions to ask your doctor.
Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects: Appetite Changes
Practical tips to make eating easier, stay strong during chemotherapy and manage appetite changes. Read questions to ask your doctor.
Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects: Bleeding Problems
Practical steps to help you prevent bleeding problems during chemotherapy and know what problems to call your doctor about. Read questions to ask your doctor.
Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects: Constipation
Practical tips to prevent or relieve constipation and feel better during chemotherapy. Learn what foods can help and key questions to ask your doctor.
Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects: Diarrhea
Practical information to help you 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.
Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects: Fatigue (Feeling Weak and Very Tired)
Practical tips to help you 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.
Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects: Hair Loss (Alopecia)
Practical tips on how others have coped with hair loss (also called alopecia) during chemotherapy. Read questions to ask your doctor.
Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects: Infection
Practical advice to help you lower your chances of getting infections during chemotherapy and problems to call your doctor about. Read questions to ask your doctor.
Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects: Memory Changes
Practical information about what causes memory changes during chemotherapy. Get helpful tips and learn what questions to ask your doctor to learn more.
Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects: Mouth and Throat Changes
Practical steps to take if your mouth or throat hurts during chemotherapy. Learn about a mouth rinse that can help, what foods to avoid, and questions to ask your doctor.
Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects: Nausea and Vomiting
Practical tips and advice to help you prevent nausea and vomiting during chemotherapy. Learn what foods and drinks are easy on your stomach. Read questions to ask your doctor.
Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects: Nerve Changes
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.
Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects: Pain
Practical advice to help you 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 about.
Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects: Sexual and Fertility Changes in Men
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.
Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects: Sexual and Fertility Changes in Women
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.
Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects: Skin and Nail Changes
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.
Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects: Swelling (Fluid Retention)
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.
Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects: Urination Changes
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.
Helping Providers Help Their Patients: Using the Chemotherapy Side Effects Fact Sheets
A useful reference for healthcare providers. Tips to help patients understand and prevent or manage chemotherapy side effects. How to order the chemotherapy side effects fact sheets in tear-off pads or as single copies.
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