Helping Yourself During Chemotherapy: Summary
Helping Yourself During Chemotherapy
4 Steps for Patients
National Institutes of Health
| National Cancer Institute
Chemotherapy is treating cancer with drugs that kill cancer cells.
What you do during chemotherapy is important to your health. This
information talks about ways to help yourself:
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Feel better
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Solve problems that come up
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Work with your doctor to get well
If you have any questions after reading this, ask your doctor or nurse. They
can tell you more about chemotherapy.
Click on one of the steps to learn more.....
STEP
1 |
Tell your doctor if you get side effects from treatment |
STEP
2 |
Ask your doctor before you take any other medicine |
STEP
3 |
Take care of your health |
STEP
4 |
Talk about your feelings |
Talk to your doctor and nurse about these four steps. Ask questions about
the information that you are about to read. Be sure to know how to do your
part in helping chemotherapy work for you.
To learn more about cancer, call the National Cancer Institute's Cancer
Information Service at 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237). The people who answer
your call will talk with you about chemotherapy or any other cancer questions
you have.
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