Side Effect Management

The Summer 2018 issue is out! And we have a sneak peek at what’s inside.

Chemotherapy treatment can greatly affect balance. But, there are things that can help.

Am I getting old or is chemo brain coming back?

Coping with emotional and physical pain years after a spouse's death from cancer leads to more questions about his treatment.

Cognitive challenges that arise during the cancer journey can be frustrating. Researchers aim to learn more about the causes and treatment of ‘chemo brain.’

I laughed after I put my soiled laundry in the wastepaper bin in my bathroom instead of the laundry hamper. When I told my oncologist, she didn’t think it was funny at all.

While getting old and being ill can both cause a person to slow down, they are not the same thing.

This two-time cancer survivor is worn out, but not quitting.

I usually got the infections first, so my oncologist loaded me up with antibiotics and off I went. She knows that not going would cause such a depression that I would be worse.

Under Medicare’s new oncology care model, patient-centric treatment aims to save money while improving health outcomes.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Leukine (sargramostim) for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients who are exposed to myelosuppressive doses of radiation that results in a hematopoietic subsyndrome of acute radiation syndrome.

Mobile apps may help teens and young adults stick with their medication schedules, a nurse scientist finds.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Fulphila (pegfilgrastim-jmdb) as the first biosimilar to Neulasta (pegfilgrastim) to reduce the risk for febrile neutropenia in patients treated with chemotherapy in certain types of cancer.

Insomnia is a common issue that many patients and survivors face. However, cognitive behavioral therapy and acupuncture was proven to be helpful in a recent study.

Residual pain after breast cancer can be cancer-related fatigue. Learn more about the signs and symptoms from this survivor.

In this week’s episode of CURE Talks Cancer, we spoke with Matt Lashey, creator and CEO of the chemoWave app, which is designed to manage cancer symptoms and conditions by keeping track of a patient’s overall well-being to understand how their experiences may be related to feeling better or worse during treatment.

For those living with lymphedema, everyday life can present both challenges and dangers. Learning how to avoid injury is vitally important but with just a few precautions, you can learn to protect your affected limb.

As a double mastectomy with reconstruction patient, I made the stupid decision to try to wean off pain medication only two weeks after cancer surgery.

Despite awareness that many cancer survivors suffer from treatment-related sexual dysfunction, sexual aids and resources are not readily available to them — even at leading cancer centers throughout the United States.

Losing my hair, eyebrows and eyelashes didn't change who I was. It didn't change they people who loved me. Thanks to bright colors and make up, people told me all the time that I looked great.

Ever walk into a room and forget what you're doing? Chemo brain made me do that daily.

While previous studies showed bright white light therapy could prevent cancer-related fatigue, researchers also found it improves poor sleep efficiency among a variety of tumor types.

Israeli study shows cannabis is safe and effective for the palliative treatment of patients with cancer.

Open-label placebos may indeed have a positive effect on cancer-related fatigue in survivors, according to recent research.

High cholesterol is a huge problem in America today, but are the statin drugs used to control high cholesterol potentially dangerous? Could these medications pose a health risk to cancer patients?

This cancer patient undertook a brain training regimen to knock out chemobrain.